Courier (ship) explained

Several ships have been named Courier:

Civilian vessels

• , a brig of 160 or 167 tons (bm), was launched in Boston in 1781. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1786 as a West Indiaman, sailing out of Greenock. From 1793, she was a Guineaman. She made two voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. French vessels captured her on both voyages. The first capture followed a notable single ship action, with her captor ransoming Courier. The second capture, in 1794, resulted in Courier remaining in French hands.
• Courier, a hired armed cutter in service for the benefit of the Royal Navy between 1798 and 1805.
• was a letter of marque schooner built at Baltimore in 1812. The British captured her in 1813 and she became a British merchantman based in Jersey. She was wrecked in February 1819.
• , a brig of 340 tons (bm), was built by Barry Le Patourel, of Guernsey. She was wrecked on 4 July 1833, on Babel Island, Van Diemen's Land. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New South Wales to Van Diemen's Land.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

HMS Courier

• HMS Courier (1776), ex-Le Coureur, a cutter captured by the Royal Navy from the French
• HMS Monkey (1827), ex-Courier, a converted British schooner
• HMS Courier (1830), later renamed Hermes and Charger, a sloop of the Royal Navy between 1830 and 1854
• , formally HMCS Arnprior, a minesweeper of the Royal Navy that served during the Second World War.

USS Courier

• USS Courier (1861), a storeship purchased 7 September 1861.
• USS Courier (1912), a ferry launch, formerly named Hope, which served as commandant's barge and general service ship at Charleston Navy Yard from 1912 to 1918.
• USS Courier (AMc-72), a coastal minesweeper which served in "in service" status in the 1st Naval District from 1941 to 1947.

Also

• USNS Courier (T-AK-5019), a cargo ship launched in 1962 and scrapped in 2008
• USCGC Courier, a US Coast Guard vessel between 1952 and 1972

References

• Book: Hackman . Rowan . 2001 . Ships of the East India Company . Gravesend, Kent . World Ship Society . 0-905617-96-7.
• Book: Sarre, John W. . Howell . Alan . 2007 . Guernsey sailing ships, 1786–1936 . Guernsey Museum monograph series . 8.

Notes and References

1. Ship News . 10 December 1833 . 4 . 15344 . B .
2. News: LAUNCESTON, July 18, 1833 . Launceston Advertiser . 18 July 1833 .
3. News: WRECK OF THE COURIER . The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser . 27 July 1833 .
4. News: Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea . The Sydney Herald . 6 March 1834 .