Perseverance (1797 ship)
Perseverance was launched in Virginia in 1797, and was registered in Great Britain in 1799. A privateer captured her in 1800, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her within days. She traded with Baltimore, Brazil, and the Mediterranean. She made one voyage as a whaler that resulted in pirates taking her in 1821, killing her master and at least some of her crew, and burning her.
Career
Perseverance entered Lloyd's Register, in 1799.| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
| 1799 | T. Norman | Jacquiere | London–Lisbon | Lloyd's Register |
| 1800 | T. Norman | Brown & Co. | London–Baltimore | LR |
| 1800 | T. Norman | A. Ghapwrie | London–Baltimore | Register of Shipping |
Lloyd's List reported on 11 March 1800, that Perseverance, Norman, master, had been sailing from Baltimore to London when the privateer Mars captured her. However, HMS Nereide recaptured Perseverance and sent her into Plymouth. Nereide had recaptured the American ship Perseverance, of Baltimore, on 3 March. She was carrying a cargo valued at £30,000.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
| 1801 | T. Norman W. Bryden | Brown & Co. | London–Lisbon London–Baltimore | LR |
| 1805 | W. Dryden | Brown & Co. | London–Baltimore | LR & RS |
Captain David Isbetser acquired a letter of marque on 26 January 1808. The Register of Shipping for 1809 shows Perseverances master as D. Isbetser, her owner as Buckle & Co., and her trade as London–. She had damages repaired in 1806.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
| 1810 | Isbester | Jacobs | London– | LR & RS; damages & good repair 1805 |
| 1815 | T. Winter | Boyd & Co. | London–Rio de Janeiro | LR — Good repair and two damage repairs in 1814; RS — Large repair 1812 & damage and good repair 1813 |
| 1820 | T. Winter Clark | Boyd & Co. | London–Constantinople London–South Seas | LR |
| 1820 | T. Winter | Boyd & Co. | London–Malta | RS |
| 1821 | Clerk | M. Boyd | London–Southern Fishery | RS |