Clarendon (1792 ship)

Clarendon was built at Lancaster in 1792 as a West Indiaman. She spent most of her career sailing between England and Jamaica. She then became a transport based out of Hull. She wrecked on 7 April 1815, while sailing from Bermuda to the United States as a cartel bringing prisoners of war from the British capture of USS President (1800).

Career
Clarendon first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in the volume for 1792.

Fate
The cartel Clarendon, Garness, master, brought 400 prisoners from the USS President (1800) from Bermuda back to New York. On 7 April 1815 she grounded at Sandy Hook but crew, passengers, and prisoners were all saved.