Clarendon was built at Lancaster in 1792 as a West Indiaman. She spent most of her career sailing between England and Jamaica. She then became a transport based out of Hull. She wrecked on 7 April 1815, while sailing from Bermuda to the United States as a cartel bringing prisoners of war from the British capture of .
Career Clarendon first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1792.LR (1792), "C" supple. pages, Seq.№C558.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1792 Barnes Peatt & Co. Lancaster–LondonLondon–Jamaica LR 1796 BarnesG.Bell Peat & Co. London–Jamaica LR 1797 G.Bell Timperon London–Jamaica LR 1805 G.BellA.Scott TimperonDodds London–Jamaica LR 1810 Cammell Bonnell London–Rio de Janeiro LR; small repairs 1809 1813 F.FosterG.Garness Bonnell London–YucatánHull transport LR; thorough repair 1811 1814 G.Garnish Hill & Co. Hull transport LR; thorough repair 1811 1815 J.Garness W.Bunny & co. Hull transport Register of Shipping; large repair 1811
Fate The cartel Clarendon, Garness, master, brought 400 prisoners from the from Bermuda back to New York. On 7 April 1815 she grounded at Sandy Hook but crew, passengers, and prisoners were all saved.Multiple News Items. Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix (Providence, Rhode Island), 15 April 1815; Issue 14.
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