Paragon (1803 ship)

History
United States
NameParagon
BuilderPortsmouth, Virginia
Launched1803
FateSold 1803
United Kingdom
NameParagon
Acquired1803 by purchase
FateSold c.1807
United States
NameParagon
Acquiredc.1807 by purchase
FateWrecked 1828
General characteristics
Tons burthen295, 309, 310 (bm)
Complement23

Paragon was launched at Portsmouth, Virginia, in 1803. She immediately sailed for Great Britain and thereafter sailed for some time as a merchantman under the British flag. She then made three whaling voyages between 1819 and 1828, and sank at sea near Oahu on her third.