Salisbury (1781 ship)

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Salisbury (1781 ship) — Short history

- Built in Havana around 1761 under another name.
- Entered British ownership in 1781 as Salisbury, a West Indiaman (Portsmouth–Jamaica).
- 1785 renamed Rebecca, used in the northern whale fishery.
- 1787 renamed Harpooner, a northern whaler in the Davis Strait.
- Wrecked in 1789 on the coast near Cherbourg while returning from Setúbal (St Ubes).

General characteristics

- Tons burthen: about 450 (bm)
- Armament: 20 × 9-pounder guns