Thetis (1793 ship)

History
Great Britain
BuilderJohn & William Wells, Rotherhithe
Launched8 August 1793
FateLast listed 1842
General characteristics
Tons burthen306, or 323, or 334 (bm)
Armament
  • 1807: 6 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1815: 6 × 4-pounder guns

Thetis was launched in 1793 in Rotherhithe. She spent most of her career as a West Indiaman. She spent several years as a government transport, and then between 1830 and 1836 she made two voyages as a whaler in the Britishsouthern whale fisheryy. She returned to trading to the western hemisphere, and was last listed in 1842.

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