Thetis was launched in 1793 in Rotherhithe. She spent most of her career as a West Indiaman. She spent several years as a government transport, and then between 1830 and 1836 she made two voyages as a whaler in the Britishsouthern whale fisheryy. She returned to trading to the western hemisphere, and was last listed in 1842. __TOC__ Career Thetis first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1793.LR(1793), Seq.No.T355.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1793 Sparks Long & Co. London–Jamaica LR 1797 SparksLowry Long & Co. London–Jamaica LR 1804 R.LowrySiver (or Sever, or Sever) Long & Co. London–Jamaica LR 1816 W.C.Silver Long & Co. London–Jamaica LR; thorough repair 1805 1819 DenhamBoyes Joad & Co. London–Jamaica LR; thorough repair 1805 & small repairs 1815 1821 BoyesMiddleton Joad & Co. London–Jamaica LR; small repairs 1815 1822 MiddletonWilliams Joad & Co. London–Jamaica LR; small repairs 1815 1825 J.Williams Joad & Co. London–CGH LR; small repairs 1815 1826 RainbettG.Clayton J.Somes & Co. Hull–Petersburg LR; small repairs 1815 & 1825 1829 G.ClaytonGray Somes & Co. Cork–Barbados LR; large repair 1827 & small repair 1829 1830 Gray Somes & Co. London–South Seas LR; large repair 1827 & small repair 1829

1st whaling voyage (1830–1832): Captain A.Gray (or Grey), sailed from England on 29 June 1830. Thetis was reported to have been on the Japan Grounds, and at Honolulu. She arrived back at England on 26 May 1832.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1832 GrayApsey Somes & Co. London–South Seas Register of Shipping; large repair 1827 & small repair 1829

2nd whaling voyage (1832–1836): Captain Apsey sailed from London on 16 October 1832. Thetis was reported at Bay of Islands (1833 and 1834), Honolulu (1834), Sunda Strait (1835), and Bay of Islands again (1835). She arrived back in London on 20 May 1836.

On or prior to her return, Somes sold Thetis. Aspey, after his return, went on to captain , another vessel that Somes owned, sailing her on a whaling voyage to New Zealand.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1836 J.ApseyHeweth Mitcheson London–QuebecLondon–Barbados LR 1839 Baker Mitcheson London–North America LR

Fate Last listed in 1842 with data unchanged since 1839.

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