Britannia (1788 ship)
Britannia, was a vessel launched in 1788 at New Brunswick. She made two slave trading voyages taking slaves from West Africa to Jamaica. The French captured her on her second voyage.
| History | |
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| Name: | Britannia |
| Owner: | Thomas Parr & Co.[1] |
| Builder: | New Brunswick |
| Launched: | 1788[1] |
| Fate: | Captured 1795 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 201[1][2] (bm) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Brig |
| Complement: | 20[2] |
| Armament: | 14 × 3,4,&9-pounder guns[2] |
Joseph Matthews received a letter of marque for Britannia on 10 April 1795.[2] In 1796 he made a slave trading voyage, gathering slaves on the Gold Coast and conveying them to Jamaica.[3] In 1797 Robert Pince replaced Matthews as master of Britannia.[4] As he was sailing from Liverpool to Africa, a French vessel captured him and took Britannia to Nantes.[5]
Citations
- Lloyd's Register (1796), Seq. №B351.
- Letter of Marque, Archived 2016-10-20 at the Wayback Machine p.54 - accessed 25 July 2017.
- Thomas Cozens: Liverpool Slave Ship Voyages Database
- Lloyd's Register (1797), Seq. №326.
- Lloyd's List №2934.
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