Thames (1805 ship)

History
United Kingdom
Launched1804
Acquired1805 by purchase of a Spanish prize
FateCeased sailing after her return to London in October 1826
General characteristics
Tons burthen
  • Originally: 298 (bm)
  • Post lengthening (1811): 377, or 380 (bm)
Complement26
Armament
  • 1805: 10 × 6&4&3-pounder guns + 2 swivel guns
  • 1810: 4 × 6-pounder + 6 × 4-pounder guns

Thames was a Spanish vessel launched in 1804, almost certainly under a different name, and captured circa 1805. She became a whaler, making eight whaling voyages between 1805 and 1826 to the southern whale fishery. Although the registers carried Thames for some years after her return from her eighth voyage, there is no evidence that she ever sailed again.

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