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Policy (1801 ship)
Policy was launched at Dartmouth in 1801. She was a whaler that made seven whaling voyages between 1803 and 1823. On her second whaling voyage, in 1804, she was able to capture two Dutch vessels. On her fourth voyage the United States Navy captured her, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her. She was lost at Tahiti in 1824 on her eighth whaling voyage.
Policy first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1802 with G. Clark, master, Hurry & Co., owners, and trade London–South Seas. She had received copper sheathing in 1802.
1st whaling voyage (1802–1803): Captain Charles Clark sailed from London on 22 April 1802, during the period of the Peace of Amiens. Policy was bound for New Holland (Australia). She stopped in at Rio de Janeiro in June. She needed water and refreshment, and her crew was sickly. Policy returned to London on 6 September 1803.
2nd whaling voyage (1803–1805): By the time Policy left on her second whaling voyage war with France had resumed. Captain Charles Forster acquired a letter of marque on 26 November 1803. Captain Richard Charles Foster sailed from London on 20 December, bound for Timor.
On 6 June 1804 Policy captured the Dutch brig Trial between Sandal Wood and Floris Islands. Trial had been sailing from Copang to Batavia. Foster and 11 of his men were ill, so he freed Trial after having taken her sandalwood and bee's wax. He sold the sandalwood at Delhi and rendered the wax into casks for the English market.
Policy arrived at Sydney on 17 November 1804 from Timor. She brought with her the Dutch vessel Swift, Richard Portvelt, master, which she had captured on 12 September in a single-ship action at 8°0′S 121°10′E / 8.000°S 121.167°E after an exchange of fire that had not resulted in casualties on either vessel. Swift had been sailing from Batavia to Amboyna. Foster landed Portvelt and 12 of his crew at Timor. He engaged the others to help him navigate both Policy and Swift, promising to pay their existing contractual wages.
The vice admiralty court in Sydney on 27 November declared Swift a lawful prize to Captain Foster. The government also permitted Foster to sell 1900 gallons of arrack. Part of Swift's cargo was fifteen chests of Spanish dollars worth £20,000. Because Foster was concerned about carrying that much specie during wartime he offered it to Governor Philip Gidley King in exchange for bills drawn on HM Treasury; King was concerned about taking on such a responsibility and declined. Foster also offered Swift to the government, but King declined the opportunity to buy her.
Captain Foster also brought news from Timor of the loss, probably in mid-June, of Mersey in the Torres Strait. Mersey was the first merchantman lost in the Strait.
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Policy (1801 ship)
Policy was launched at Dartmouth in 1801. She was a whaler that made seven whaling voyages between 1803 and 1823. On her second whaling voyage, in 1804, she was able to capture two Dutch vessels. On her fourth voyage the United States Navy captured her, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her. She was lost at Tahiti in 1824 on her eighth whaling voyage.
Policy first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1802 with G. Clark, master, Hurry & Co., owners, and trade London–South Seas. She had received copper sheathing in 1802.
1st whaling voyage (1802–1803): Captain Charles Clark sailed from London on 22 April 1802, during the period of the Peace of Amiens. Policy was bound for New Holland (Australia). She stopped in at Rio de Janeiro in June. She needed water and refreshment, and her crew was sickly. Policy returned to London on 6 September 1803.
2nd whaling voyage (1803–1805): By the time Policy left on her second whaling voyage war with France had resumed. Captain Charles Forster acquired a letter of marque on 26 November 1803. Captain Richard Charles Foster sailed from London on 20 December, bound for Timor.
On 6 June 1804 Policy captured the Dutch brig Trial between Sandal Wood and Floris Islands. Trial had been sailing from Copang to Batavia. Foster and 11 of his men were ill, so he freed Trial after having taken her sandalwood and bee's wax. He sold the sandalwood at Delhi and rendered the wax into casks for the English market.
Policy arrived at Sydney on 17 November 1804 from Timor. She brought with her the Dutch vessel Swift, Richard Portvelt, master, which she had captured on 12 September in a single-ship action at 8°0′S 121°10′E / 8.000°S 121.167°E after an exchange of fire that had not resulted in casualties on either vessel. Swift had been sailing from Batavia to Amboyna. Foster landed Portvelt and 12 of his crew at Timor. He engaged the others to help him navigate both Policy and Swift, promising to pay their existing contractual wages.
The vice admiralty court in Sydney on 27 November declared Swift a lawful prize to Captain Foster. The government also permitted Foster to sell 1900 gallons of arrack. Part of Swift's cargo was fifteen chests of Spanish dollars worth £20,000. Because Foster was concerned about carrying that much specie during wartime he offered it to Governor Philip Gidley King in exchange for bills drawn on HM Treasury; King was concerned about taking on such a responsibility and declined. Foster also offered Swift to the government, but King declined the opportunity to buy her.
Captain Foster also brought news from Timor of the loss, probably in mid-June, of Mersey in the Torres Strait. Mersey was the first merchantman lost in the Strait.