Policy (1801 ship)
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Policy was launched at Dartmouth in 1801. She was a whaler that made seven whaling voyages between 1803 and 1823. On her second whaling voyage, in 1804, she was able to capture two Dutch vessels. On her fourth voyage the United States Navy captured her, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her. She was lost at Tahiti in 1824 on her eighth whaling voyage.
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Name | Policy |
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Builder | Dartmouth |
Launched | 1801[1] |
Fate | Wrecked 1824 |
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Tons burthen | 275,[2] or 285,[3] or 293[4] (bm) |
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