Saville (1778 ship)
Saville (or "Savile") was launched in 1773 in New Jersey, under another name. In 1778 Samuel Enderby purchased a vessel named "Rockhampton", which may or may not have been the launch-name, and renamed her "Saville". "Saville" then made four voyages as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. She returned to England in 1785 and was last listed circa 1787. Career. "Rockhampton" first appeared in "Lloyd's Register" ("LR") in 1778 as a later addition; at the same time her entry carried an even later annotation, "Now the Saville Gardner". This entry already gave her  owner's name as Enderby, and gave her trade as London–Davis Strait, suggesting that Enderby intended to employ her as a whaler in the British northern whale fishery. There was a parallel addition to the "S" pages. By 1779, "Lloyd's Register" was recording "Saville"s destination as the southern whale fishery. Between 1778 and 1785, "Saville" made five whaling voyages. First whaling voyage (1778–1779): In 1778, "Saville", Uriah Gardner, master, sailed for the Brazil Banks and the coast of Africa. She returned to England on 29 October 1779 with 32½ tuns of sperm oil and 40 CWT of whale  bone. The cargo had a value of £2059. Second whaling voyage (1779–1781): Captain Barnabas Ray sailed from London in 1779. "Saville" arrived at Cork on 1 January 1781 with 29 tuns of sperm oil. "Savile", Ray, master, sailed from the Downs on 18 April 1781, bound for Quebec. "Lloyd's List" reported in September 1781 that "Saville", Ray, master, was among the Quebec vessels that had arrived at St Johns and Bay of Bulls. On 21 December "Saville" arrived back at Gravesend. On 12 April 1782 "Saville", Ray, master, sailed for Newfoundland. In July, "Lloyd's List" reported that  the privateer had recaptured "Savile", Ray, master, one of the Newfoundland fleet, and brought her into Dartmouth. After being recaptured, "Saville" sailed to Newfoundland and was reported to have arrived at Portsmouth from Newfoundland on 28 November 1782. Third whaling voyage (1783-1784): Captain Ray sailed from London for the Brazil Banks in 1783. "Saville" returned on 15 June 1784 with 49–50 tons of sperm oil valued at £2,395. 4th whaling voyage (1784?–1785): "Savile", Gage, master, arrived back at Gravesend from the southern fishery on 11 July 1785 with 49 tuns of sperm oil. She had been fishing off  the . Fate. "Saville", Gage, master, does not appear in "Lloyd's List"s ship arrival and departure data after July 1785. In September 1785, Matthew Gage went on to captain "Palliser", another Enderby whaler. "Saville" was no longer listed in "Lloyd's Register" in 1789.