Rockingham (1767 ship)
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| Name: | Almsbury |
| Owner: | Enderby & Co. |
| Builder: | America |
| Launched: | 1767 |
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| Fate: | No longer listed after 1795 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 170, 189, or 200 tons (bm). (bm) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 4 × 4-pounder guns (1782) |
Rockingham was launched in America in 1767 as Almsbury. By 1768 Samuel Enderby & Sons were her owners and her name was Rockingham. From 1775 Enderbys were using her as a whaler, and she made eight whaling voyages for them under that name. In 1782 Enderbys renamed her Swift, and as Swift she then performed ten whaling voyages on the Brazil Banks and off Africa until through 1793. She was still listed in Lloyd's Register as whaling until 1795.
Rockingham enters Lloyd's List in 1768 as Almsbury, renamed to Rockingham. Her owner was Enderby & Co., her master was John Reed, and her voyages were Newfoundland-London and New England London.
In 1774 Rockingham, Reed, master, was sailing from Liverpool to Lisbon. She received extensive damage in the Bay of Biscay and had to put back to Plymouth for repairs.
She made eight whaling voyages for them between 1775 and 1782. For her first whaling voyage Captain Elihu L. Clark sailed from Britain on 11 November 1775 Brazil Banks. She returned the next year 19½ tuns of sperm oil and 20½ tuns of whale oil.
Rockingham left on 10 October 1776 for the Brazil Banks under the command of Captain Tristram Barnard (Barnet). She returned from her second whaling journey on 8 July 1777 with 26 tuns of sperm oil and 33 tuns of whale oil.
Barnard sailed her again in 1777 on her third whaling voyage. She returned with 24½ tuns of sperm oil and 46 tuns of whale oil.
Rockingham sailed on her fourth whaling voyage under the command of W. Gardner and later under Barnabas Ray to the southward of Greenland Seas and the Davis Strait. She returned on 8 August 1779 with 21½ tuns of whale oil.
In 1779 Barnabas Ray sailed Rockingham for the Brazil Banks and Africa on her fifth whaling voyage. She returned with 33¼ tuns of sperm oil.
Captain William Goldsmith sailed Rockingham on her sixth whaling voyage on 3 April 1780 with the destination of the Brazil Banks and Africa. She returned on 25 October 1781.
In 1781-82 Rockingham made two trips, one with William Folger as master, and the other with Peearce (or Pease) as master.
In 1782 Rockingham underwent a good repair and Enderbys renamed her Swift. She then went on to perform another nine whaling voyages.
In 1782 Captain William Goldsmith sailed Swift on her first whaling voyage under that name. She returned on 21 March 1783 with 74 tuns of sperm oil.
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