Castle 8 December. She sailed from Africa on 29 May 1803 and arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, on 4 August. She had embarked 267 slaves and she landed 240 for a loss rate of 10.1%. She sailed from Jamaica 18 November, and arrived at London on 29 January 1804. Whaler John Mather, Matthew Heathfield, Thomas Hopper, Thomas Mather, and Richard Heathfield purchased Crescent in 1805. She then underwent a thorough repair. The Register of Shipping for 1806 shows Hopper, master, Mather, owner, and trade London-South. Crescent, Captain Thomas Hopper, sailed from England on 6 March 1805, bound for Peru. She was off the coast of Peru in July. 28 February 1806 she was "all well" off the Galápagos Islands. She was again "all well" of the coast of Peru in July. On 14 December she was around Cape Horn, bound for London. Fate Crescent foundered off Patagonia on 8 March 1807. Edward, of Nantucket, rescued the crew. Notes, citations, and references Notes Citations References Clayton, Jane M. (2014) Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775-1815: An alphabetical list of ships. (Berforts Group). 1790 ships Ships built in Rotherhithe Ships of the British East India Company Captured ships London slave ships Whaling ships Maritime incidents in 1807 Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean