''Concord'' was launched at Dartmouth in 1807. From then until 1809 she traded widely. Between 1809 and 1812 two different histories emerged. The registers carried her as trading with North America. Other sources, however, have her sailing to the British Southern Whale Fishery as a
sealer or
whaler. She made three voyages between 1809 and 1816 in this capacity and then returned to trading. She was wrecked at the
Cape of Good Hope
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in November 1816.
Career
''Concord'' first appeared in ''
Lloyd's Register
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'' (''LR'') in 1807 with Adams, master, Haniford, owner, and trade Dartmouth–London.
[''LR'' (1807), Supple. pages "C", Seq.№C124.]
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The registers
The registers were only as accurate as owners chose to keep them. In ''Concord''s case accuracy does not appear to have been a priority.
Whaler
Between 1809 and 1816, her owner was Alexander Birnie.[ ''Concord'' sailed from Portsmouth on 14 January, bound for New Holland. She arrived at ]Port Jackson
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from London on 28 June 1810 with "sundries". She sailed on 31 July, bound for Rio de Janeiro and the Cape of Good Hope
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.[ She arrived at the Cape on 8 December. She returned to Port Jackson on 19 February 1811 with sundries. She then sailed on 9 March to go ]seal hunting
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. She arrived at Macquarie island in April. She left a sealing gang and returned to Port Jackson on 1 May. She sailed again for Macquarie on 1 June, arriving there on 12 July. She returned to Port Jackson on 5 October with seal skins. She next sailed on 14 November for Macquarie Island.[ a week earlier she had arrived at Falmouth.
2nd whaling voyage (1812–1814): Captain William Elder sailed from England in October 1812.][ ''Concord'' arrived at Port Jackson from London on 13 July 1813, carrying merchandise. She left on 19 September for the sperm whale fishery.][ She was reported to have engaged in whaling around ]Norfolk Island
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.
3rd whaling voyage (1814–1816): Captain William Elder sailed in 1814. ''Concord'', Elder, master, arrived at the Cape on 26 September 1815 from Timor. She returned to England on 20 February 1816 with 300 casks of sperm oil
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.[
The ''Register of Shipping'' for 1816 showed ''Concord'' with Scott, master and owner, and trade London–Cape of Good Hope. On 21 July 1816 ''Concord'', Scott, master, arrived back at Gravesend from the Cape.
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Fate
''Concord'', Scott, master, sailing from London, arrived on 4 November 1816 at Table Bay
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, Cape of Good Hope. There a violent storm almost immediately drove her and ''Woodbridge'' on shore. Passengers and crew were rescued, and part of the cargo was saved, though greatly damaged. By 5 November ''Concord'' was a complete loss.''Lloyd's List'' №5142.
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1807 ships
Age of Sail merchant ships of England
Sealing ships
Whaling ships
Maritime incidents in 1816