Rachel (or Rachael) was launched at Whitby in 1783. She primarily traded with the Baltic, but made some voyages as a West Indiaman. A gale caused her crew to abandon her near Memel in October 1817.
Career Rachel first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1783 with F.White, master, J.Coulson, owner, and trade Whitby–Norway.LR (1783), Seq.№R746.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1786 J.Coulson Captain & Co. London–Petersburg LR 1790 W.Welch Coulson & Co. Liverpool–Ostend LR 1795 W.Welch Coulson & Co. Liverpool–Baltic LR 1800 W.Carr Captain London–Hamburg LR; good repair 1798 1805 W.Carr Captain London–Hamburg LR; good repair 1798 1810 W.Carr Carr & Co. London–MontserratLR; good repair 1798 & thorough repair 1805 1815 J.Price Carr & Co. London–St Kitts LR; good repairs 1811 & 1813, damages repaired 1815 1816 J.Price W. Carr London–Petersburg Register of Shipping (RS); good repair 1813 and damages repaired 1815
On 20 May 1815 as Rachel, Price, master, was returning to Whitby from Memel she got on shore. She was gotten off with little damage.LL 23 May 1815, №4973.
Fate Lloyd's List reported that a gale near Memel on 2 October 1817 had resulted in the loss of Rachel, of Whitby, and some other vessels. The crews had been saved.LL 21 October 1817, №5222. Reportedly, she drifted ashore on the coast of Ireland, derelict.
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