in 1788 also. LR for 1797 showed Blenheims master changing from J. Metcalf to R. Maxwell. LR for 1798 showed Blenheim with Maxwell, master, Blaydes, owner, and trade Hull–Davis Strait. She had undergone a good repair in 1796. A handwritten annotation gave the name of a replacement master. "Mitchenson". On 30 July 1797, Blenheim, William Mitchenson, master, arrived back at Hull from Davis Strait. As she arrived the guardship fired a shot to signal Blenheim to come to. Mitchenson ignored that signal, and several other shots. When Blenheim arrived at the port's haven, boats from Nonsuch, , and surrounded her. As the boats approached with the intent to board, Blenheims crew pelted them with spears, capstan bars, handspikes, other offensive weapons, and also several large iron shot. The boats withdrew, but not before three men from Nonsuch were wounded, two mortally. Blenheims crew got to shore and absconded. The government promised to pardon all of the members of the crew other than those that had actually murdered the two men from Nonsuch. The reason the whalers resisted is that they wished to avoid impressment by the Royal Navy. The crew of out-bound merchantmen and whalers were generally exempt from the Press; the crew of returning vessels, however, were subject to impressment. The data below are from a database of whaling voyages by Hull-based whalers. Fate On 2 August 1806 Sirène, capitaine de frégate Le Duc, and , capitaine de frégate Lambert, captured the Greenland whalers , Swan, master, and Blenheim'', Welburn, master, both of and for Hull. The French burnt their captures. Notes Citations References 1776 ships Privateer ships Captured ships Ships of the Royal Navy Age of Sail merchant ships of England Whaling ships