The Concord was a merchant vessel launched at Dartmouth in 1807, initially engaged in broad trade routes between Dartmouth and London, as recorded in Lloyd’s Register. Her early service history indicates a focus on general trade, although the accuracy of register entries during this period was uncertain. From 1809 onward, Concord's owner was Alexander Birnie, and her career included significant voyages as a sealer and whaler in the British Southern Whale Fishery. Concord undertook three notable whaling/sealing voyages between 1809 and 1816. Her first voyage (1809–1811), under Captain Thomas (or James) Garbutt, saw her depart from London and Portsmouth, with her activities centered around New Holland (Australia) and Macquarie Island. She arrived at Port Jackson (Sydney) in June 1810, then proceeded to Rio de Janeiro and the Cape of Good Hope. Her sealing operations at Macquarie Island resulted in the loss of six men when a boat overturned on 24 January 1812, during sealing off the island’s west side. She returned to England in September 1812 with a cargo of 13,700 seal skins and 50 tons of oil. Her second voyage (1812–1814), commanded by Captain William Elder, involved whaling around Norfolk Island, culminating in her arrival at Port Jackson in July 1813 with merchandise, before departing for sperm whaling. The third voyage (1814–1816) also under Elder, took her to Timor and the Cape of Good Hope, where she arrived in September 1815 with sperm oil, returning to England in February 1816 with 300 casks of sperm oil. Concord’s maritime career ended in November 1816 when she was wrecked at the Cape of Good Hope during a violent storm. The ship was driven ashore shortly after arriving at Table Bay, with her passengers and crew rescued. Although part of her cargo was salvaged, the vessel was declared a total loss by 5 November 1816. Throughout her service, Concord played a notable role in early 19th-century sealing and whaling expeditions, reflecting the maritime pursuits of the period and contributing to the British Southern Whale Fishery’s history.

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