The British merchantman Tyson in three positions off Dover, in-bound for London and requesting a pilot, Thomas Luny, 1785

Designed with two decks, copper-sheathed and measured at 400 tons, the three-masted full-rigged merchantman tyson was built in 1781 and first owned by j. Akers. Originally trading regularly between london and the west indian island of st. Kitts under captain t. Skelton, she was sold to richard wicksted of liverpool in 1800 who, after 'doubling' her, put her on the baltic run under captain trotter. Five years later she had been acquired by john gladstone, also of liverpool, who put her in the south american sugar trade to demerara, british guyana. Although her later history is unknown, a vessel of this same name but otherwise unidentified was wrecked near holyhead, anglesey, on 6th november 1816 which seems quite likely to have been her. [1] ↑ christie’s. Object Type: painting. Date: 1785. Dimensions: height: 73.8 cm (29 in); width: 122 cm (48 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Thomas Luny - The British merchantman Tyson in three positions off Dover, in-bound for London and requesting a pilot (1785)