Falmouth (1796 ship)
Falmouth was built in America and entered Lloyd's Register in 1796. She became a Liverpool-based slave ship that a privateer captured during Falmouth's first slave voyage.
| History | |
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| Name: | Falmouth |
| Namesake: | Falmouth, Cornwall |
| Acquired: | 1796 |
| Captured: | 1797 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 136[1] (bm) |
| Armament: | 6 × 6-pounder guns[1] |
Lloyd's Register listed her with Pearson, master, J.Hodgson, owner, and trade Liverpool–Africa.[1]
Captain Richard Pearson sailed from Liverpool for West Africa on 21 July 1796.[2] She was reported in January 1797 t have reached Africa. Falmouth acquired her slaves at Îles de Los.[2]
As she was on her way to Barbados, a Spanish privateer of 18 guns captured her.[3]
Another report had a French squadron under "Renier" capturing Bell, Thompson master, Union, Galbraith, master, and Falmouth, Pearson, master, on the African Windward Coast. The French then gave Falmouth up.[4]
It is quite possible that Falmouth was captured twice, first by the French and then by the Spanish privateer. There is no further mention of Falmouth in Lloyd's List for 1797 or 1798 after the above two reports, including no mention in the ship arrivals and departure (SAD) data, suggesting that if the French gave her up she did not return to England. Bell and Union were captured.