Ranger was launched in 1774 in Virginia, possibly under another name. Between at least 1781 and 1786 she was the London transport Thames. Then from 1786 until 1794, she became the Hull-based whaler Ranger. She was wrecked in 1797.
Career Unavailable issues and missing pages in issues available on line mean that Thames first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1781.LR (1781), Seq.No.T29.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1781 J.Moody Scott & Co. New York–LondonLondon transport LR 1782 J.MoodyA.M'Larty Scott & Co. London transport LR 1784 A.M'Iarty Scott & Co. London transport LR 1786 A.M'Iarty Scott & Co. London LR; thorough repair 1785
In 1786 new owners renamed Thames Ranger, and sailed her as a whaler in the Greenland whale fishery.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1786 John Potts Towers & Co. Hull–Greenland LR; thorough repair 1785
Year Master Where Whales Tuns blubber Seals 1786 Potts Greenland 6 (or 8) 86.25 0 (or 149) 1787 Potts Greenland 6 86.5 0 (or 59 + 2 "sea horses") 1788 Potts Greenland 4 28 0 1789 Potts Greenland 1 (or 2) 16 31
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1790 J.Potts Captain & Co.Gilder & Co. Hull–GreenlandHull–Baltic LR; thorough repair 1785 & damages repaired 1790 1791 W.ChesterJ.Potts Gilder & Co. Hull–BalticHull–Greenland LR; thorough repair 1785 & damages repaired 1790 1792 E.HallJ.Potts Gilder & Co. Petersburg–Hull LR; thorough repair 1785 & damages repaired 1790 1793 IllegibleM.Newham Gilder & Co. Hull–Greenland LR; thorough repair 1785 & damages repaired 1790
Year Master Where Whales Tuns blubber Seals 1791 Potts Greenland 1792 Potts Greenland 3 52.25 0 1793 3 55.5 180 1794 Newham Greenland
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1794 M.Newham Gilder & Co. Hull–Greenland LR; thorough repair 1785, damages repaired 1790, & good repair 1793
Fate In January 1797 Lloyd's List reported that Ranger, Potts, master, had run aground at Whitby while coming from Shields. It was expected that she would be lost.
Ranger was last listed in 1797 with data unchanged since 1794.
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