Hello Everyone Can anyone provide me with any details of voyages of the above vessel? The Fame of Banff was built in 1813 in Sunderland and was under the command of Alexander Raffan of Macduff. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Kind regards Gordon Troup

Hello Gordon, The only newspaper piece I could find that positively refers to this ship seems to be that in the Caledonian Mercury for the 9 August 1817: DIED. On the 18th June last, at Kingston, Jamaica, where he had arrived a few days before, with his vessel, the Fame of Banff, Captain ALEXANDER RAFFAN. I suspect you already know of this. Further references to a vessel or vessels named Fame (a common ship name), sailing to or from Banff do occur, but nothing that is assuredly the same ship. Raffan's "Ship" was of 243 tons, and while the name of "Rafflin" still appears in Lloyd's Register (Red book) in 1818, another name "Dollond" has been inserted beneath, succeeded by "Parie" (later "Paris", owner "Pirie") in 1819 to 1821. On the other hand, the Green books show that Fame had been re-rigged as a Snow and sheathed in cooper by 1819, and the master is given there as "Pierie". One might be able to chase these up further, but perhaps it was onlyRaffan's voyages with Fame that you were interested in? The Fame under "Pirie" appears in Lloyd's Marine List of the 9 May 1820 as having run aground for a second time at Demerara on the 25 March (the first time having been in February), when it was then feared she would not be got off. The same List of the 11 August reported that she had been salvaged in June, after having being sold. Presumably her named thereafter changed. Regards, PK ________________________________ From: Gordon Troup <gatroup@telus.net> To: Mariners-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, 16 July, 2011 8:19:42 Subject: [MAR] Fame of Banff 1813-1817 Hello Everyone Can anyone provide me with any details of voyages of the above vessel? The Fame of Banff was built in 1813 in Sunderland and was under the command of Alexander Raffan of Macduff. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Kind regards Gordon Troup ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message