Latona was launched at Whitby in 1789. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC), one as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people, and one as a whaling ship in the southern whale fishery. She spent the rest of her career as a merchantman. She was wrecked in February 1842.

Career Latona was launched in 1789 at Whitby. Although some records state 1790, this is when she was sold to London investors and registered there.

One source has suggested that it was a different that made a voyage for the EIC. The data from Lloyd's Register supports that it was the Whitby Latona that made the voyage.

Year Master Owner Trade Notes 1790 F. BarryJ. Ranter Barry (Senior)W. Christopher Hull–PetersburthLondon–Virginia Launched in 1789 at Whitby 1793 J. Ranter Christopher London–Virginia 1794 J. RanterH. Christopher Christopher London–VirginiaLondon–Bengal Launched in 1789 at WhitbyLloyd's Register (1794), Seq.№L91.

EIC voyage (1794-1795): On 3 June 1794 Captain Henry Christopher acquired a letter of marque. Before she was ready for a voyage for the EIC, Hill repaired her. Before Latona left England, the Court of Directors had agreed that she would be allowed to stop at Madeira.Proceedings... (1795), p.692.

On 25 June, Gilbert Ferguson and William Gillett certified to the EIC's Court of Directors that before she, and seven other vessels, had left the Thames, "everything was done, that in our opinion was necessary, to make them sufficiently strong to bring home a cargo from India".Proceedings... (1795), p.845.

Christopher sailed from Plymouth on 22 June. Latona reached the Cape of Good Hope on 8 October, and arrived at Calcutta on 15 February 1795. On her way home she reached St Helena on 5 August. On 3 September she sailed from St Helena. She sailed together with , , and , and a number of other vessels, all under the escort of .Lloyd's List №2759. Latona arrived at The Downs on 25 November.British Library: Latona.

For reasons that are obscure as of February 2023, Latona disappeared from Lloyd's Register for several years. She was listed in Lloyd's Register in 1800 and in the Register of Shipping for 1800, the year in which this register started publication.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1800 FotheringhamG. Young W. Dodds London–Jamaica LR; Launched in 1790 at WhitbyRegister of Shipping (1800), Seq.№L79. 1801 G. YoungBlairJ.Smith W. Dodds London–Jamaica LR; new deck and small repairs 1801 1802 J.SmithGreenleaf W. Dodds London–Jamaica LR; new deck and small repairs 1801

Enslaving voyage (1801–1802): In 1801 Captain John Smith made one enslaving voyage. He sailed from London on 22 November 1801. He acquired captives at Cape Coast Castle and Latona sailed from Africa on 29 April 1801. She arrived at Havana on 15 July with 283 captives. She arrived back at London on 7 October.Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Latona voyage #82242.

In 1803 she returned to the Jamaica trade.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1805 Greenleaf W. Dodds London–Jamaica 1810 Hannah Barkworth Hull transport Good repair 1808 1815 Hannah Barkworth Hull transport 1818 D. CherryJ. Donovan Barkworth Hull–QuebecLondon–South Seas Good repair 1816 1819 Donovan Barkworth London–South Seas

Whaling voyage (1818–1820): Captain Donovan (or Denamon, or Dennaman, or Denniman) sailed from England on 30 January 1818, bound for the Isle of Desolation. She was at Desolation Island on 7 March 1819 and at the Galapagos in November. She returned to England on 5 October 1820.British Southern Whale Fishery Database – voyages: Latona.

Year Master Owner Trade Notes 1820 Donovan Barkworth London–South Seas 1822 DonovanThompsonPaterson BarkworthPatterson London–South seasLondon–ShieldsLondon–Quebec Launched in 1799 at WhitbyRegister of Shipping (1822), Seq.№L136. 1825 Patterson Patterson Liverpool–Riga Launched in 1799 at Whitby 1830 Patterson Patterson London–Quebec Small repair 1830

The Register of Shipping last published in 1833. The data below are from Lloyd's Register

Year Master Owner Trade Notes 1835 J. Taylor Young & Son Newcastle–Quebec Large repair 1834Launched in 1790 at WhitbyHomeport Newcastle 1840 W.Sutton Young & Son London–Quebec Homeport South Shields 1841 W.Sutton Young & Son London–QuebecShields-Mediterranean Large repair 1841some repairs 1841

Fate On 6 February 1842, Latona, Sutton, master, was coming from Alexandria when she struck the bar at Courtmacsherry, County Cork. She was driven ashore and wrecked.

The entry for Latona in the 1841 volume of Lloyd's Register is marked "wrecked".Lloyd's Register (1841), Seq. №L148.

Citations

References Proceedings Relative to Ships Tendered for the Service of the United East-India Company, from the Twenty-sixth of March, 1794, to the Sixth of January, 1795: With an Appendix.