''Tiger'' was launched at Maryland in 1773. She appears in England in 1776 without any sign that she was a prize. She was lengthened in 1779, which increased her burthen. Between 1785 and 1788 she made three voyages as a whaler. She then returned to trade and is last listed in 1796.

Career

''Tiger'' appears in ''

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'' in 1776 with Jonathan Hall, master, J.H. Schneider, owner, and trade Dublin-London, changing to London-St Petersburg.''Lloyd's Register'' (1776), Seq.№T172.
/ref> Whaling voyage #1 (1785-1786: Captain T. Weir (or Wyer) sailed in 1785 for the Brazil Banks and Africa. In April 1786 she was at the . On 25 July she reported having taken 25 "fish" (whales). However she had not seen land for nine months and the crew was sick. She returned to England on 11 August with 35 tuns of

sperm oil Sperm oil is a waxy liquid obtained from sperm whales. It is a clear, yellowish liquid with a very faint odor. Sperm oil has a different composition from common whale oil, obtained from rendered blubber. Although it is traditionally called an " ...

.British Southern Whale Fishery database.
/ref>Clayton (2014), pp.233-4. Whaling voyage #2 (1786-1787): Captain J. Weir sailed from England on 20 September 1786 for the Brazil Banks. ''Tiger'' was reported to have been off Trinidad on 4 October, "all well". By 2 April 1787 she had 45 tons of sperm oil. She returned on 4 June 1787 with 41 tuns of sperm oil. Whaling voyage #3 (1787-1788): Captain Holden Barton sailed from England on 7 September 1787, bound for the Brazil Banks. By December ''Tiger'' was at the Brazils. By 1 December she had 50 barrels of right whale oil. She returned to England on 29 May 1788 with 25 tuns of whale oil and 20 cwt of "bone" (

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* {{cite book , last=Clayton , first=J.M. , title=Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775-1815: An alphabetical list of ships , publisher=Jane M. Clayton , year=2014 , isbn=978-1-908616-52-4 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tzMzAwAAQBAJ 1773 ships Ships built in Maryland Age of Sail merchant ships of England Whaling ships