Monarch (1810 ship)

Monarch was launched at Whitby in 1810. In 1803 her owners sold her to the Montrose New Whale Fishing Company. Between 1813 and 1839 she made 27 annual voyages to the northern whale fishery. She was last listed in 1838.

For other ships with the same name, see Monarch (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameMonarch
Owner
  • 1810: Jn. Holt and William Skinner[1]
  • 1813: Montrose Whale Fishing Co.
BuilderHolt and Richardson, Whitby[1]
Launched1810
FateLast listed 1838
General characteristics
Tons burthen308, or 309,[1] or 311 (bm
Armament6 × 9-pounder carronades

Career

Monarch first appeared in the Register of Shipping in the volume for 1810.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1810 Dickson Holt & Co. Whitby–Shields RS

Initially Monarch sailed as a coaster between Whitby and Shields. Then in 1813 her owners sold her to Montrose, and she assumed Montrose Registry.[1] The New Whale Fishing Company went bankrupt in 1833. It is not clear who took over ownership of Monarch.

The whaling data below is primarily from the Scottish Arctic Whaling Voyages database,[3] augmented with reports from Lloyd's List and other contemporary newspaper sources.

Year Master Where Whales Tuns
whale oil		 Seals
1813 A.Young Greenland 6 3
1814 A.Young Greenland 20 171 0
1815 A.Young Greenland 7 96 0
1816 A.Young Greenland 6 85 0
1817 A.Young Greenland 3 54 108
1818 A.Young Greenland 8 115 0
1819 A.Young Greenland 5 88
1820 A.Young Greenland 3 41 0
1821 A.Young Greenland 19 152 0
1822 Young Greenland 3 47 0
1823 Young Greenland 28 193 0
1824 Inglis Davis Strait 11 129 0
1825 Inglis Davis Strait 3 40 0
1826 Inglis Davis Strait 4 50 0
1827 Inglis Greenland 7 70 0
1828 Davidson Davis Strait 11 143 0
1829 Davidson Davis Strait 6 70 (or 140) 0
1830 Davidson Davis Strait 3 (or 5) 30 (or 57) 0
1831 Davidson Davis Strait 1 11 0
1832 Davidson Davis Strait 24 205 0
1833 Fulton (or Tuston) Davis Strait 23 160 0
1834 Fulton Davis Strait 9 52 (or 150) 0
1835 Fulton Davis Strait 3 45 (or 50) 0
1836 Burn Davis Strait 0 0 0
1837 Burn Davis Strait 1 13 0
1838 Cramond (or Crammon) Greenland 3 50 300
1839 Marshall Greenland 4 42 1500

Fate

Monarch was last listed in 1838.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Weatherill (1908), p. 120.
  2. RS (1810), "M" supple. pages.
  3. Scottish Arctic Whaling Voyages database – Voyages: Monarch.

References

  • Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.
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