''Eliza'' was a French prize that made nine voyages as a
whaler between 1802 and 1822. She is last listed in 1824.
Career
''Eliza'' enters ''
Lloyd's Register'' in 1892 with Lewellin, master, Jarrett, owner, and trade London–South Seas.
[''Lloyd's Register'' (1802), "E" Supple. pages, Seq.№83.]
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Whaling voyage #1 (1802–1804): Captain Lewis Llewellyn sailed from England on 24 August 1802. ''Eliza'' was at the Galapagos in September 1803. She returned to England on 20 March 1805.[
Whaling voyage #2 (1805–1806): Captain Lewellyn sailed again in 1805 and returned on 31 October 1806.][
''Eliza'' appears in '' Lloyd's Register'' in 1808, having undergone damage repairs in 1804, and a thorough repair in 1807. Her master was Alexander, her owner Lavage & Co., and trade London–South Seas whale fishery.][''Lloyd's Register'' (1808), Seq. №E193.]
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Whaling voyage #3 (1807–1809): Captain Alexander sailed from England on 13 February 1807. ''Eliza'' was at the Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope ( af, Kaap die Goeie Hoop ) ;''Kaap'' in isolation: pt, Cabo da Boa Esperança is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.
A common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is t ...
on 9 October 1808, Saldanha Bay on 30 November, and St Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...
on 30 December. She left St Helena on 3 February 1809 for London. At some point Captain Alexander died and Captain Garbutt replaced him. ''Eliza'' arrived at England on 12 April.
Jones, A.G.E.; Dale Chatwin; and Rhys Richards. BSWF Database – voyages: ''Eliza''.[
Whaling voyage #5 (1813–1814): Captain John Walker sailed from England on 21 April 1813. By 26 March 1814 ''Eliza'' was at St Helena; she returned to England on 29 May.][
Whaling voyage #6 (1814–1816): Captain Walker sailed from England in 1814, bound for Peru. ''Eliza'' sailed via St Helena. She returned to England on 29 February 1816 with 400 casks of whale oil.][
Whaling voyage #7 (1816–1817): Captain Walker sailed ''Eliza'' from England on 19 April 1816, bound for Peru. Homeward bound, she was off the coast of Patagonia on 18 March 1817, and returned to England on 25 May.][
Whaling voyage #8 (1817–1821): ''Eliza'' left England on 9 September 1817 and returned on 6 April 1821.][
Whaling voyage #9 (1821–1822): Captain Walker sailed from England on 3 July 1821. ''Eliza'' returned on 30 August 1822 with 50 casks of whale oil and 4440 seal skins.][
''Eliza'' was last listed in the ''Register of Shipping'' in 1824 with J. Walker, master, Blythe, owner, and trade London–South Seas.][''Register of Shipping'' (1824), Seq.№E321.]
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Citations
References
* {{cite book , last1=Clayton , first1=Jane M , year=2014 , title=Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775–1815: An alphabetical list of ships , publisher=Berforts Group , isbn=9781908616524
1800s ships
Age of Sail ships of France
Captured ships
Age of Sail merchant ships of England
Whaling ships