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Cicero (1819 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NameCicero
NamesakeCicero
BuilderHull
Launched1819
FateWrecked 1 July 1826
General characteristics
Tons burthen320[1] (bm)

Cicero was launched at Hull in 1819 as a Greenland whaler, hunting bowhead whales. She made six full voyages to the Greenland whale fishery and was lost in July 1826 on her seventh.

Career

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Cicero first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1819 with Parkin, master, Raith & Co., owner, and trade Hull-Greenland.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1820 Parkin Raith & Co. Hull–Greenland LR
1825 T.Lee Routh & Co. Hull–Greenland LR; large repairs 1821, 1822, & 1823

Whaling voyages

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The following data is from Coltish:[2]

Year Master Where Whales Tuns whale oil
1819 Parkin Greenland 6 38
1820 Parkin Greenland 9 80
1821 Leaf Greenland 7 101
1822 Leaf Greenland 2 33 (70 Butts)
1823 Lee Greenland 5 89
1824 Lee Davis Strait 14 159

Cicero was the fifth most successful whaler in the 1824 season in Davis Strait.[3]

Year Master Where Whales Tuns whale oil
1825 Lee Davis Strait 15 200
1826 Lee Davis Strait 0 0

Cicero was the second most successful whaler in the 1825 season in Davis Strait.[4]

Fate

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Cicero, Lee, master, was lost on 6 June 1826,[5] (or 1 July 1826) in the Davis Strait.[6] Andrew Marvel rescued her crew. She was lost in Latitude 65°10′ North, and was the first vessel lost in the season. After Andrew Marvel rescued the crew, they were distributed amongst the fleet.[5] By another report, Cicero was destroyed by taking the "Middle Ice" in Latitude 75°12′ North, at midnight 7 June 1826.[7]

Citations

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References

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  • Coltish, William (c. 1842). An account of the success of the ships at the Greenland and Davis Straits fisheries 1772-1842 inclusive.
  • Lubbock, Basil (1937). Arctic Whalers. Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson.