Jane (1805 ship)
Jane was launched at Liverpool in 1805. An explosion destroyed her in 1806 on her first voyage as a slave ship.
History | |
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Name: | Jane |
Builder: | Liverpool |
Launched: | 1805 |
Fate: | Exploded 1806 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen: | 194[1] (bm) |
Complement: | 32[1] |
Armament: |
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Jane first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LL) in 1805 with Magennis, master, Falkner & Co., owners, and trade Liverpool–Africa.[2] Captain John Magginnis acquired a letter of marque on 22 July 1805.[1] Captain John Maginnis sailed from Liverpool on 11 August 1805.[3]
While Jane was at the Congo she blew up in 1806, reportedly as the result of a slave rebellion. The Trans Atlantic Slave Trade database reports that almost the entire crew and all the slaves were killed.[3] However, Lloyd's List (LL) reported that Byam, also a slaver gathering slaves at the Congo, had rescued the master, crew, and 25 slaves and delivered them to Suriname (Dutch Guiana).[4][5]
Citations
- "Letter of Marque, p.70 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- LR (1805), Supple. pages "J", Seq.№99.
- Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Jane voyage #81998.
- LL 18 April 1806, №4045.
- Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Byam voyage #80721.