Английская Википедия:Belisarius (1781 ship)

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Belisarius was launched in Massachusetts in 1781. The British Royal Navy captured later that year and took her into service as HMS Bellisarius. She captured several American privateers, including one in a single ship action, before the Navy sold her in 1783. Her new owners sailed her as a merchantman between London and British Honduras. In 1787 she carried emigrants to Sierra Leone for the Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor, before returning to trading with Honduras. She was wrecked in September 1787.

Privateer

Belisarius was a privateer built by "Mr. Paul", launched in 1781, and fitted at Boston. She was a fast, miniature frigate or quarterdeck sloop.Шаблон:Sfnp On 6 May 1781 she sailed on her first cruise.

In July Belisarius sailed in company with Aurora, but the two ships separated.

Belisarius was under the command of Captain James Munro,Шаблон:Sfnp when Шаблон:HMS captured her on 7 August 1781,Шаблон:Sfnp off the Delaware River. She was described as "a very fast-sailing Frigate of 26 Guns and 147 Men, belonging to Salem." Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS shared in the capture. Reportedly, the privateer Virginia also participated in the capture.

Belisarius arrived at New York City of 12 August.

HMS Bellisarius

The Royal Navy purchased Belisarius and commissioned her as the sixth rate HMS Bellisarius on 29 August 1781 under Captain Richard Graves.Шаблон:Sfnp

In late 1781 or January 1782 Bellisarius captured the 12-gun Venus, off Boston.

On March 13, 1782, Bellisarius and Pandora captured the sloop Louis, bound to Virginia, taken off the Capes of Virginia. She was carrying cyder and onions.

On April 21, Bellisarius captured the brig Fox, bound to Havana, off Cape Hattrass. Fox was carrying a cargo of flour.

On 12 May Bellisarius captured the privateer Chance, of Providence, Rhode Island, Daniel Ahorn, master, and 12 guns and 60 men.

On 18 May Bellisarius captured the schooner 'Swordfish, which was carrying a cargo of flour and lumber. Swordfish, Charles Collins, master, was from Warren, Rhode Island.

On 18 May Bellisarius captured the privateer Sampson, Captain David Brooks, of New London, and eighteen 6-pounder guns and 130 men.

On 3 June Bellisarius and Шаблон:HMS captured the privateer Pilgrim.

On 8 July Bellisarius, Шаблон:HMS, and the privateer Tyger captured the galley Comte de Grasse. Comte de Grasse had been sailing in ballast.

On 7 December Bellisarius captured the brig Harlequin.

On 14 February 1783 Bellisarius captured the ship Tartar. Tartar was a privateer of twenty 9-pounder guns, under the command of Captain John Cathcart; earlier, she had belonged to the Massachusetts Navy. Tartar was sailing for Virginia and in company with another Massachusetts privateer, Alexander, Captain John Foster Williams, when they encountered Bellisarius. Both privateers attempted to flee, with Alexander, succeeding. Bellisarius caught up with Tartar at about 11p.m. and an exchange of broadsides began. After an hour-and-a-quarter, Cathcart struck. British casualties were three men killed and four wounded; American losses are unknown. Bellisarius put a prize crew aboard Tartar and the two vessels arrived at New York city on 28 February. The Vice admiralty court condemned Tartar and she was sold in mid-March.

Bellisarius arrived at Deptford on 10 October 1783 and was paid off in November. The Navy sold her at Deptford on 2 December for £855.Шаблон:Sfnp

Merchantman

Bellisarius first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1784.

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & Notes
1784	L.O'Brien Mayer	Montgomery	Honduras–London	LR

On 13 March 1784, Captain Lucius O'Brien sailed from Gravesend for the "Musquito Shore". He died on the voyage. On 6 October, Bellisarius, Mayor, master, arrived at Portsmouth from the Musquito Shore.

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & Notes
1786	J.Armstrong	Montgomery	Honduras–London	LR; small repairs 1785
1787	J.Sill	Montgomery	Honduras–London	LR; small repairs 1785

In late 1786, in London the Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor chartered Bellisarius and two other vessels, Шаблон:Ship, and Шаблон:Ship, to carry emigrants from London to what was to be a new settlement in Sierra Leone.

On 11 January 1787, Atlantic, Muirhead, master, and Belisarius, Sill, master sailed from Gravesend, bound for Sierra Leone. Vernon delayed leaving London to take on some more migrants, but then sailed to join the other two vessels and their escort at Portsmouth.

Bad weather forced them to divert to Plymouth, during which time about 50 passengers died. Another 24 were discharged, and 23 ran away. Eventually, with some more recruitment, 411 passengers sailed to Sierra Leone in April 1787.

Atlantic, Bellisarius, and Vernon, Gill, master, sailed from Portsmouth on 23 February under escort by the sloop-of-war HMS Nautilous.

The four vessels were reported to have been safe at Tenerife on 24 April, and had been expected to sail to Sierra Leone that night. Ninety-six passengers died on the voyage from Portsmouth to Sierra Leone.

Loss

On 2 September 1787 Bellisarius was driven ashore during a hurricane and wrecked at the mouth of the Belize River, British Honduras.

References

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