Ships Of The World In War-1792-1815

This is about ships of the world in peace time and war all these ships had seaman impressed from them. As there will be a lot of ships names I will only post the ships name here however the information that can be provided is Masters or Captains name, where the vessel was from, The name of the vessel they were stopped by, and the nation that the vessel belong to. Some times the name of the owners and sometimes added information. If you need any information just write to me at: dsegelquist1@cox.net

American side.

When ever they found a British native, a seaman who had been born in Britain regardless of what he claimed to be (e.g. American), he was forced (impressed) into the British Navy. The American government protested this practice and issued Protection Certificates, but these were largely ignored. Some documentation of this practice may be found in the American State Papers.

British side.

The Jay Treaty of 1794 had attempted to clear up some of the lingering problems of American separation from Great Britain. However it made no mention of the impressment of American sailors. During the Noapoleonic Wars the Royal Navy aggressively reclaimed British deserters on board ships of other nations, both by halting and searching merchant ships, and in many cases, by searching American port cities. The Royal Navy did not recognize naturalized Amercian citizenship, treating anyone born a British subject as "British" — as a result, the Royal Navy impressed over 6,000 sailors during the early 1800s who were claimed as American citizens as well as British subjects. This was one of several factors leading to the War of 1812 in North America. Ironically, the Royal Navy largely ceased to use impressment after the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, though it remained legal to conduct.

Note. Here are three examples of the information you may receive.

1. On Aug. 2, 1796, the schooner Ann from Jeremic, under master E. D. Browm was stopped by the British ship Argonaut under the command of Ball, at Iris Bay, Hispaniola.

2. On Jan. 23, 1797, a protest was mad in be half of the ship Independence of New London under the master of Ichabod Goodrich for being stopped and boarded by the British ship of war Ceres on Jan. 22, 1797.

3. On April 2, 1806 it was recorded that the ship Echo from New York, N. Y., under the master of John Peck was stopped at Yarmounth roads by the war ship Elephant even though they had evidence of citizen ship, and protection from the custom house of Norfolk No. 300.

Important note. As this is about the ships I have left off the names of those impressed seamen. For those of you who are just looking for a seamen name you may ask at the above address.

Ships taken by the Belligerent Powers-1796, F. R. Vol. 1., p. 763-4.

1. Schooner Ann 2. Brig Molly 3. Six Brothers 4. Amiable Creole 5. Ship Amreican 6. Active 7. Brig Isabell 8. Brig Ann 9. Sloop Sally 10. Snow Hope 11. Brig Fame 12. Malabrr 13. Rebecca 14. Sloop Nancy 15. Brig Governor Brook 16. Brig George 17. Ship Eagle 18. Sloop Driver 19. Ship Edward 20. Wilmington 21. Ship Golden Age 22. Brig Caroline 23. Schooner Virgina 24. Brig Friend ship 25. Sea Nymph 26. Schooner Hannah 27. Ship Charlotte 28. Schooner Henrietta 29. Schooner Harriot 30. Schooner Dolphin 31. Brig Cincinnatus 32. Ramble 33. Schooner Musquito 34. Ship Old Tom 35. Brig Ann 36. Schooner Eagle 37. Ship Henrietta.

Note. When ordering information for a ship I must have the full title or I may not be able to find your ship.

Protests or Affidauits of Masters-1796-7, F. R. Vol. 2., p. 127-8.

1. Brig Fanny 2. Ship Independence 3. Thomas 4. Schooner Betsey 5. Brig Prosper 6. Ship Fame 7. Brig Sukey 8. Sloop Polly 9. Sloop Betsey 10. Brig Eliza 11. Schooner Hannah 12. Brig Tryal 13. Diana 14. Ship Halcyon 15. Schooner Expedition 16. Friendship 17. Ship Ann 18. Fidelity 19.Schooner Betsey 20. Schooner Holland 21. Sloop Industry 22. Ship Hope 23. Brig Lydia 24. Virginia 25. Philadelphia Packet 26. Sloop Hawk 27. Schooner Hiram 28. 29. Ship Briseis 30. Schooner Charming Betsey 31. Snow Becca 32. Brig Mary 33. Brig Sally 34. Sloop Miranda 35. Schooner Hodge 36. Industry 37. Citizen 38. Barque Mercury 39. Ship Edward 40. Schooner Concord 41. Schooner Eliza 42. Brig Betesey 43. Ship Hope 44. Alphabet 45. Schooner Isabella 46. Brig Loraney.

Note. As you may have noticed already there are many ships with the same name. For those of you who are not familiar with ships there ars many types of ships such as the Ship, Brig, Sloop and schooner and ect., and they could all have the same name. So if you ask for info on a ship called the (Betsey) you may get as many as five or six different kinds of ships.

American Seamen impressed by the Belligerent powers-1796, F. R. Vol. 2., p. 130-2.

1. Ship Clothier 2. Brig Seanymph 3. Sally 4. Ship Catharine 5. Northern Liberties 6. Brig Flora 7. Schooner Lively 8. Minerva 9. Dick 10. Brig Minerva 11. Schooner Poll 12. Ship Molly 13. Brig Gratitude 14. Brig Eagle 15. Schooner Mille 16. Betsey Hollow 17. Brig Schuylkill 18. Ship Hope 19. Peggy 20. Schooner Expedition 21. Snow Good Hope 22. Schooner Friendship 23. President 24. Sally 25. Brig Fly 26. Molly 27. Sloop Miranda 28. Industry 29. Schooner Star 30. Brig Newton 31. Schooner Susanna 32. Brig Active 33. Ship Wilmington 34. Schooner Nancy 35. Schooner Ranger 36. Brig Mary 37. Fair American.

American Seamen who had been impressed from vessels of the U. S. and arrived at New York-1796-7, F. R. Vol. 2., p. 133-6

Note. The ships on this list may be recorded many times as the records were recorded each month, Aug.-Dec., 1796-Jan-Dec.,-1797.

1. Ship Penelope 2. Ship Bunker 3. Brig Fanny 4. Brig Wilson 5. Ship Mary 6. Ship Macey 7. Ship Seven 8. Ship Fairly 9. Brig Pearl 10. Brig Nancy 11. Brig Barclay 12. Ship Mohawk 13. Ship Moore 14. Ship Orlanddo 15. Ship Laughton 16. Ship Ellice 17. Ship Havey 18. Schooner Regulater 19. Schooner Robins 20. Brig Prudence 21. Hovey 22. Ship Amsterdam 23. Ship Packet 24. Ship Henderson 25. Schooner Blazing Star 26. Schooner Leonard 27. Ship Tanner 28. Ship Macey 29. Schooner Almena 30. Sloop Brebec 31. Brig Esperanza 32. Brig Traviss 33. Brig Eilza 34. Brig Cook 35. Amy 36. Schooner Woodman 37. Ship Mary 38. Ship Dillingham 39. Ship Fame 40. Ship Harris 41. Schooner Three Anns 42. Schooner Richards 43. Sloop Peggy 44. Sloop Askins 45. Brig Almy 46. Brig Cutter 47. Brig Mary 48. Brig Willington 49. Ship Planter 50. Ship Montague 51. Schooner Romp 52. Schooner Peck 53. Brig Seven Brothers 54. Singleton 55. Swallow 56. Dorson 57. Schooner Minerva 58. Schooner Andaulle 59. Brig Trio 60. Ship Joseph 61. Briseis 62. Independence 63. Brig Elsa 64. Ship Blackriver 65. Schooner Peggy 66. Ship Fabius 67. Schooner Hiram 68. Ship Diana 69. Ship Harriot 70. Sloop Peggy 71. Snow Mary 72. Brig Henry 73. Ship Henry 74. Ship William 75. Schooner Hope 76. Barque Albany 77. Shop Hope 78. Brig Lewis 79. Ship John 80. Ship Phoebe 81. Ship Hero 82. Ship Merchant 83. Brig Lydia 84. Ship Success 85. Snow Nancy 86. Schooner Active 87. Ship Coloumbus 88. Ship Mary 89. Ship Diana 90. Brig Peggy 91. Brig Anthony 92. Schooner Chrisies 93. Snow Nancy 94. Ship Maria.

Protests or Affidauits of Masters of ships and vessles of the United States-1800, F. R. Vol. 2., p. 364.

1. Charlotte 2. Two Brothers 3. Brig Moses Gill 4. Schooner Nancy 5. Schooner Scourge 6. Schooner Aurora 7. Schooner Morning Star 8. Schooner Elizabeth 9. Schooner Ambition 10. Schooner Nancy 11. Schooner Betsey 12. Schooner Helena 13. Schooner Russel 14. Schooner William 15. Schooner Buck 16. Schooner Anna 17. Schooner Lavinia.

American seamen & Citizens taken off ships-1806-7, F. R. Vol. 3., p. 46-79.

1. Echo 2. New York Packet 3. Tartar 4. Beaver 5. Ranger A. S. 6. Sampson 7. Lioness 8. Lord Nelson 9. Blackhouse 10. Madison 11. Pitt 12. London Packet 13. Trial 14. Pique 15. India Packet 16. Courtney 17. Airly castle 18. Coloumbus 19. Friends 20. Ann 21. Enterprise 22. Hough 23. Cynthia 24. Argus 25. Hope 26. Pomona 27. Albion 28. Superior 29. Elizabeth 30. Alam 31. Irlam 32. Eliza 33. Irlam 34. Hope 35. William 36. Fame 37. Abbey 38. Sally 39. Venus 40. Experiment 41. Holland 42. Richard Capon 43. Fanny 44. Warren 45. Hetable 46. Tanner 47. Lively 48. Betsey 49. Hope 50. Albion 51. Grenada 52. Talbot 53. Ann 54. Diana 55. William 56. Jupiter 57. Cotton Planter 58. Favorite 59. Chesterfield 60. Industry 61. Hope 62. Vuture 63. Harmony 64. Manchester 65. Fanny 66. Mary Ann 67. Ducklington 68. Marin 69. Montserrat 70. Active 71. Louisiana 72. Ann 73. Stering 74. Betsey 75. Ceres 76. Little 77. Caledonia 78. Endeavor 79. Polly 80. William 81. Hero 82. Ruckers 83. Jane 84. Lydis 85. Sarah 86. Francis 87. Margaret 88. Polly 89. Vulcan 90. Cherles Cutter 91. Duckfield 92. Pedlar 93. Happy Couple 94. Trafaigar 95. Fishhook 96. William 97. Charles 98. Charles 99. Minerva 100. Canda 101. Betsey 102. Oliver Branch 103. Pitt 104. Frincess Royal 105. Pitt 106. True Briton 107. Fame 108. Winchelsea 109. Charlton 110. Venerable 111. Ann 112. Maria 113. Venerable 114. Mount Vernon 115. Lord Nelson 116. Olive Branch 117. Alexander 118.Merchant.

Note. As I already stated many ships names maybe recorded many times as the records were recorded each month and with the change of each month or year so may the name of a Captain or Master and of course the names of the impressed seamen or citizens will be changing all the time. Also take notice that even though a name of a ship may show up a hunder times in all these titles I will only give information for that ship from the title which you stated, so if you see your ship under another title I will need it as will, ( Always give full title. )


Ships that American seamen and citizens were taken off of and sent to England, West Indias and Nova Scotia prisons-1812-15, F. R. Vol. 4., p. 57-95.

1. Elk 2. Experiment 3. Julius Cacesar 4. Frederick 5. Hebe 6. Liberty 7. Dominick 8. Eliza Ann 9. Phoenix 10. Urbano 11. Ann 12. Forrester 13. Brutus 14. Leanderdus 15. George Canning 16. Thomas 17. Wasp 18. Echo 19. Elizabeth 20. Llan Romney 21. Bee 22. Hannah 23. John 24. Marlin 25. Charles 26. Washington 27. Industry 28. Philipsburg 29. Moses Brown 30. H. B. M. Ship Spitfire 31. Union 32. Messenger 33. Isabella 34. Mountaineer 35. Charlotte 36. Henry 37. Argo 38. Eunice 39. Generia 40. Fortune 41. Princess 42. Prince William 43. Adamant 44. Namur 45. Rolla 46. Dublin 47. Monmouth 48. Mulgrave 49. Inconstant 50. Three Bothers 51. Mercurius 52. Fredrickswarn 53. Alfred 54. Zenobia 55. Alexander 56. Persian 57. Raleigh 58. Ruby 59. Oceain 60. Royal William 61. Cherub 62. Minerva 63. Victory 64. Aboukir 65. Vigo 66. Trent 67. Belle Poule 68. Orion 69. Comet 70. Romulus 71. Pomone 72. Arrow 73. Salvador 74. Trinculo 75. Ceres 76. Circe 77. Ethalion 78. Ulysses 79. Gladiator 80. Freya 81. Electra 82. Forrester 83. Ariel 84. Denmark 85. Bold 86. Tiger 87. Hamadryad 88. Muros 89. Impetueux 90. Decoy 91. Cordelia 92. Stirling Castle 93. Freya 94. Jupite 95. North Star 96. Meuclaus 97. Emilia 98. Arethusa 99. Lady Castlereagh 100. Stromblo 101. Lconidas 102. Puissant 103. Vigo 104. Ship York 105. Saipleyden 106. Ship Bustard 107. Malita 108. Dublin 109. Ajax 110. Cordelia 111. Deloy 112. Roserio 113. Ship Malta 114. Philomel 115. Fame 116. Onyx 117. Monarch 118. Dwarf 119. Berwick 120. Barfleur 121. Bombay 122. Repulse 123. Undaunted 124. Sheerwater 125. Tremendous 126. Unio 127. Prince of Wales 128. Ocean 129. Leviathan 130. Caledonia 131. Malta 132. Kent 133. Volunteer 134. Swallow 135. Goliath 136. Fortunee 137. Raven 138. Britannic 139. America 140. Ganymede 141. Achille 142. Cerberus 143. Castor 144. Majestic 145. Sceptre 146. Orphous 147. Orpheus 148. Woolwich 149. Plantagenet 150. Jalouse 151. Jalouse 152. Trent 153. Hope 154. Laurel 155. Astren 156. Curacoa 157. Bold 158. Scipion 159. Gorgon 160. Undaunted 161. Berwick 162. Tremendous 163. Aboukir 164. Britannic 165. Christain 166. Vixen 167. Illustrious 168. Briuise 169. Serapis 170. Cumberland 171. Centurion 172. Muros 173. Daunless 174. Rosamond 175. Bulwark 176. Ceylon 177. Rota 178. Eagle 179. Acteon 180. Crescent 181. Shorbrook 182. Nautilus 183. Thames 184. Sultan 185. Alcmene 186. Guadaloupe 187. Edinburgh 188. Pyramus 189. Scylla 190. Bittern 191. Egmont 192. Nereus 193. Betsey 194. Hebrus 195. Royalist 196. Arbor 197. Cornwallis 198. President 199. Salvador 200. Bittern 201. Bacchus 202. Prince Fredrick 203. Chatham 204. La Hogue 205. Calatea 206. Portia 207. Ledn 208. Phoenix 209. Hussar 210. Clorinde 211. Minden 212. Astren 213. Progress 214. Leda 215. Hackett 216. O. Glendower 217. Blenheim 218. Shannon 219. John 220. Galatea 221. Whiting 222. Boyne 223. Prince 224. Trident 225. Revenge 226. Clarence 227. Queen Charlotte 228. Zealous 229. Prospero 230. Dublin 231. Opossum 232. Warspite 233. Arachne 234. Avoh 235. Astrea 236. Race Horse 237. Semiramis 238. Endymion 239. Mars 240. Lightning 241. Galatea 242. Pembroke 243. Astrea 244. Impregnable 245. Termagant 246. Lion 247. Iris 248. Glovcester 249. Adamant 250. Growler 251. Quebec 252. Beaver 253. Volontaire 254. Shark 255. Orontes 256. Theodosin 257. Sceptre 258. Warrior 259. Pelican 260. Clorinde 261. Norfolk 262. Barfleur 263. Tyrian 264. Woodlark 265. Freya 266. Portmahom 267. Hannibal 268. Stork 269. Castilian 270. Norge 271. L' Aigle 272. Andromache 273. Africa 274. Venus 275. Assistance 276. Hecate 277. Barracota 278. Rodney 279. Volontaire 280. Nisus 281. Eurydamas 282. Invincible 283. Spartan 284. Dictator 285. Christina 286. Santa Maria 287. Fairles 288. Redleighten 289. Atlas 290. Woodrop Syms 291. Bonne Citoyenne 292. Mary Ann 293. Robert Taylor 294. Neptunus 295. Ditto 296. Zephyr 297. Swiftsure 298. Royal George 299. San Felipe 300. Malabar 301. Eclair 302. Foxhound 303. Ville de Paris 304. Stag 305. Zephy 306. Elephant 307. Bellerophon 308. Neptunus 309. Cartel Brunswick 310. Pigmy 311. Notspur 312. Plantagenet 313. Shakespear 314. Dragon 315. Roe 316. Seine 317. Vestal 318. Grampus 319. Dotterel 320. Fawn.

Fishmams Boats of Maine-1824, F. R. Vol 5. p. 735-52

1. Schooner Rebecca 2. William 3. Galen or Gleon? 4. Hero 5. Reindeer 6. Ruby.