▁a ▁wh aler . ▁On ▁her ▁first ▁wh aling ▁voyage ▁she ▁sa iled ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁where ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁captured ▁her . ▁She ▁then ▁served ▁briefly ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁before ▁the ▁British ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁re capt ured ▁her . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁wh aling ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁further ▁eight ▁wh aling ▁voy ages . ▁She ▁was ▁lost ▁c . 1 8 4 2 ▁on ▁her ▁t enth ▁wh aling ▁voyage . ▁ ▁West ▁Ind iam an ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Hamm ond ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁Lloyd ' s ▁Register ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁with ▁Thompson , ▁master , ▁R . ▁She ed an , ▁owner , ▁and ▁trade ▁London – J ama ica . ▁ ▁Captain ▁James ▁Mc Donald ▁acquired ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁marque ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁Her ▁owner ▁was ▁still ▁R . ▁Sh ed den , ▁and ▁her ▁trade ▁London – J ama ica . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Hamm ond ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁J . ▁Bar r . ▁ ▁Wh aler ▁The ▁Register ▁of ▁Sh ipping ▁for ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁showed ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Hamm ond ▁with ▁Por ter , ▁master , ▁M ell ish , ▁owner , ▁and ▁trade ▁London – S outh ▁Se as . ▁▁ 1 st ▁wh aling ▁voyage ▁( 1 8 1 2 – 1 8 1 5 ) ▁Captain ▁William ▁Por ter ▁sa iled ▁from ▁London ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 2