Adventure (1802 ship)
Adventure was launched at Liverpool in 1802. She made three voyages as a slave ship before a French privateer captured her in 1806 on her fourth voyage.
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| Name: | Adventure |
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| Builder: | Liverpool |
| Launched: | 1802 |
| Captured: | 1806 |
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| Tons burthen: | 105,[2] or 135[3][1] (bm) |
| Sail plan: | Schooner |
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| Notes: | Two decks and three masts |
Career
Adventure first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1803 with C. Watts, master, Watts &co., owner, and trade Liverpool–Africa.[3]
1st slave voyage (1803): Captain Charles Watt sailed from Liverpool on 11 January 1803, bound for West Central Africa and St Helena. Adventure arrived at St Thomas, in the Danish West Indies on 9 July, where she landed 136 slaves. She sailed from there on 1 August and arrived back at Liverpool on 26 September. She had left with 16 crew members and suffered four deaths on her voyage.[1]
2nd slave voyage (1803–1804): Captain Charles Watt acquired a letter of marque on 11 November 1803.[2] Adventure sailed from Liverpool on 9 December 1803 and arrived at St Thomas on 14 June, where she landed 131 slaves. She sailed from there on 24 July and arrived back at Liverpool on 15 September. She had left with 29 crew members and suffered three deaths on her voyage.[1]
3rd slave voyage (1804–1806): Captain Joseph Tyack acquired a letter of marque on 10 October 1804.[2] Adventure sailed from Liverpool 27 November 1804. she gathered her slaves at the Congo River and took them to Suriname where she landed 136 slaves. She sailed on 1 December and arrived back at Liverpool on 13 February 1806. She had left Liverpool with 20 crew members and suffered six crew deaths on her voyage.[1]
Fate
Captain John Brown sailed from Liverpool on 28 July 1806. Adventure gathered her slaves, but the French captured her before she could land them. A French privateer captured her on 24 December to windward of Barbados, and sent her into Guadeloupe.[4] It is estimated that she landed 160 slaves. She had left Liverpool with a crew of 21 men.[1]