Gunvessel Pesidente of San Domingo in 1897

Rebuilt at Grangemouth, Scotland between 1896-1897. Single screw. Tripple expansion engines manufactured by Hutson&Co. Armament consisted of 8 guns of which 4 mounted in barbettes.

Source

W. Laird Clowes. Naval Pocket-Book. Second year. London, 1897. 

Gunvessel Restauracion (1896) of San Domingo in 1897

Launched by Yoker, Glasgow, Scotland in 1896. Steel built. Two screws. Displacement 1,000 tons. Speed 14 knots, Armament 9 quick firing guns.

Source

W. Laird Clowes. Naval Pocket-Book. Second year. London, 1897. 

Gunvessel Independencia (1894) of San Domingo in 1897

Launched by Yoker, Glasgow, Scotland on 3 September 1894. Steel built. Two screws. Dimensions 170 x 25 feet and displacement 322 tons. Armament  7 quick firing guns.

Source

Laird Clowes. Naval Pocket-Book. Second year. London, 1897. 

Enemy submarines probably restarting activities on the Western Atlantic theatre according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 6 April 1942

An item reported that a ship was torpedoed and sunk off the north east coast of Santo Domingo and a submarine was sighted near Aruba. The J.I.C. commented that it could be the expected restart of enemy submarine activities. But it was also possible that the submarine earlier active in the Florida Straits area moved to a new position southward or returning home. The sighting off Aruba could be an error.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 117 dated 6 April 1942.

British frigate/6th rate HMS Tartar 1755-1797

Maritime Museum Hamburg, Germany

Building ordered on 12 June 1755, laid down by John Randall’s, Nelson Dock, Rotherhithe, England on 4 July 1755, launched on 3 April 1756, completed at the Deptford Dockyard on 2 May 1756 and sunk on 1 April 1797 off San Domingo. 

French privateer Jeune Estelle 1806-1808

Ship, privateer from Saint Dominique, first mentioned in 1806, captured by British in 1808.

Source

J. Vichot. Repertoire des navires de guerre français. Paris, 1967.

French privateer Lyonnaise 1805-1807

Of Saint Dominique, first mentioned 1805, last mentioned in 1807.

Source

J. Vichot. Repertoire des navires de guerre français. Paris, 1967.

Spanish merchant ships escorted from the Caribbean homeward by French fleet according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche courant dated 16 November 1790

An item dated Paris, France 8 November reported that the returning of the count de Guichen was just delayed because his fleet included 5 very slow sailing Spanish galleons. The edition dated 6 November reported that their value was more as 300 million livres but he still he did not intended to enter the harbour of Cadiz, Spain of if so just for a short time. The edition dated 25 November  claimed that there were none Spanish galleons coming from Veracruz, Mexico under the merchant ships he escorted from St. Domingo towards Cadiz. There was however a treasure of 6 million piasters divided over the ships. The reason that there was such a strong squadron could simply be explained. The major part of the warships needed to be caulked.

French goelette l’Emilie plundered by privateer le Petit Pelican according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 18 July 1818

Paris, 12 July. The French goelette l'Emilie which left la Guayra destined towards Saint Pieterre was begin May near Cape Cedera attacked by the goelette le Petit Pelican commanded by a negro and flying an independent flag. She was captured and plundered while the crew and passengers including two ladies were badly treated. After six hours departed the privateer bringing her own prisoners on board of the l’Emilie. They reported that the crew of the le Petit Pelican revolted against her former master and set him on land of the island Marguerite, killing the second master in command and taken the first and second lieutenant prisoner while sailing towards St. Domingo. The vessel measured about 100 tons and was armed with a-9pdr swivel, 4 carronades and a crew of 50 men including 40 negroes and mulattoes.

British brig HMS Hound visited Willemstad, Curacao according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 9 June 1849

An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao on the 2nd of the British brig HMS Hound commanded by Granville Hamilton Wood coming from Santo Domingo with on board the former president of the Dominican Republic general Manuel Jimenes and 17 other refugees. Departing Monday 4th towards Santo Domingo.(1)

Note
1. Originally ordered to be built at Woolwich dockyard, England 1840, cancelled June 1844, building order transferred to Deptford, England, launched at Deptford dockyard 23 May 1846, breakwater 1872, sold to Castle, Charlton, England November 1887, with a builders measurement of 358 tons and an armament of 8-18pdr.

French privateer Jeune Estelle, 1806-1808

Privateer from Saint Dominique, first mentioned in 1806, captured by British in 1808.

Source

J. Vichot. Repertoire des navires de guerre français. Paris, 1967.

The French navy in the Caribbean area according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 9 September 1825

Paris, 5 September. The French minister of navy of colonies count de Chabrol reported to the French king what happened in the meantime considering the situation at Haiti/St. Domingo. It was decided to send Baron de Mackay with an ordinance dated 17 April to protect the interests of the French trade. He left 4 May with the frigate la Circé Rochefort ordered to go immediately towards Martinique to consult lieutenant general Danzelot, governor of the colony and rear admiral Jurien commanding officer of the French squadron in the Antilles. Jurien was ordered to gather all his ships to be available between 15 and 20 June off Port Royal. Rear admiral Grivel commanding the squadron off Brazil was ordered to come towards Martinique to join Jurien. The la Medéa which left mid May France arrived 17 June at Fort Royal. The French crown also ordered that the 4 frigates l’Amphitrite, l’Antigone, la Flore and la Galathée had to be fitted out completely and to be able to depart immediately if requested. Also it was ordered that 2 ships of the line, 4 frigates and several small vessels were to be provisional commissioned or fitted out. There were just a few days required to do so. The squadron commanded by rear admiral Jurrien consisted 20 June of the ships of the line 80-gun l’Eylau and 74-gun le Jean Bart, 24-gun frigates la Venus and la Clorinde, 18-gun frigates la Nymphe, la Themis, la Magicienne, la Circé, la Medée and la Salamandre and 45 brigs or goelettes armed with 16,18 and 24 guns. Baron de Mackau commanding officer of the la Circé was ordered to depart some days before the squadron which was no to appear on the waters of Port-au-Prince before ordered to do so. De Mackau departed 23 June with a division consisting of the frigate and the brigs le Rusé and la Bearnaise Martinique and the other ships 27 June.

Dutch bark Jean Baptiste underway from San Domingo towards the Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 1 December 1887

An item reported that that the Dutch bark ship Jean Baptiste (1) of De Groof&Co., Vlissingen, Netherlands departed on 29 October from Cape Haiti towards Fort Liberto, San Domingo and now returning to the Netherlands.

Note
1. Lijst van de Nederlandsche Oorlogs- en koopvaardijschepen met hunne onderscheidingsseinen uit het Internationaal Seinboek ten dienste van alle Natiën. Rotterdam, 1892. Callsign PFKH. Net tonnage 891 tonnen, 2.254,60 cubic metres or 795,90 tons of 2,83 cubic metres.

American whaler Industry departed to sea in 1819

Of Nantucket, master Amaziah Gardner, departed on 20 December towards the Brazil Banks and condemned at St. Domingo while she was unseaworthy. At that moment he was loaded with 339 barrels oil.

Source
Catalogue of Nantucket Whalers and their voyages from 1815 to 1870. Hussey&Robinson, Nantucket, 1876. 

Privateers harassing waters of the West Indies according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 9 March 1822

London, 5 March. Form New York came a tiding dated 7 February that there a passenger on board of the brig Hannah arrived coming from St. Thomas with the news that the Negro population of the Spanish part of St. Domingo revolted and became independent and joined their forces with that of general Boyer to defend themselves against each attacking power. The Hannah also reported that the waters of the West Indies islands swarmed with privateers. Captain Chase of an armed vessel of Venezuela captured two privateers and hanged their masters up at the main yard of his mainmast.

French privateer Superieure 1809

Privateer from St. Dominique, first mentioned in 1809.

Source
J. Vichot. Repertoire des navires de guerre français. Paris, 1967. 

American whaler Eagle departed to sea in 1819

Of Nantucket, master Tristram C. Swain, departed on 8th July towards Cap of Good Hope, South Africa and condemned at St. Domingo, catch consisted until then of some oil.

Source
Catalogue of Nantucket Whalers and their voyages from 1815 to 1870. Hussey&Robinson, Nantucket, 1876. 

Movements of French and Spanish warships according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 3 September 1825

Cadiz, 12 August. According to the extra ordinary correspondence in the newspaper le Journal des Débats arrived yesterday a French frigate coming from Rochefort with on board a detachment of 280 petty officers and soldiers. The convoy, which was expected from Havana, appeared yesterday. The French commanding officer send the convoy immediately towards the hospital of Mahon. There wasn’t even an opportunity to get the merchant trade papers. Yesterday departed a small Spanish division of 3 brigs towards the Strait.

Paris, 30 august. According to a telegraphic message dated 29 August 15.30 o’clock from the commanding officer at Brest arrived the frigate la Circé which departed St. Domingo 20 July with 3 representatives on board.

British and Spanish navies and the privateers of the Independents according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 25 August 1818

London, 21 August. According to an extract of a letter from the agent of Lloyds at Barbados dated 5 July seized the Spanish some weeks earlier the brig Eclipse of Barbados master Warnington underway towards Santo Domingo. The crew was transported to the prison and the brig unrigged. The Spanish claimed that she was a privateer of the Independents. One Spanish guy claimed that his vessel was hold by the Eclipse during 14 days. Admiral Harvey send the frigate Scamander with the orders to ask the Spanish for an clarification.

British and Spanish navies and the privateers of the Independents according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 25 August 1818

London, 21 August. According to an extract of a letter from the agent of Lloyds at Barbados dated 5 July seized the Spanish some weeks earlier the brig Eclipse of Barbados master Warnington underway towards Santo Domingo. The crew was transported to the prison and the brig unrigged. The Spanish claimed that she was a privateer of the Independents. One Spanish guy claimed that his vessel was hold by the Eclipse during 14 days. Admiral Harvey send the frigate Scamander with the orders to ask the Spanish for an clarification.