Roselle (1786 ship)

Roselle was launched in 1781 in Amsterdam, probably under another name. She entered British records in 1786. She spent much of her career as a West Indiaman, sailing between Leith and Jamaica. She was last listed in 1798.

 
Builder: Amsterdam[1]
Launched: 1781[1]
Fate: Sold c.1785
Great Britain
Name: Roselle
Acquired: c.1785 by purchase
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 320,[1] or 351[2] (bm)
Complement:
  • 1793:26
  • 1796:26
Armament:
  • 1793:10 × 4-pounder guns + 2 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 swivel guns
  • 1796:10 × 4&12-pounder cannons + 2 swivel guns

Career

Roselle first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1786.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1786 T.Hogg Sims & Co. London–Quebec LR
1790 T.Hogg
T.Liddle		 Sims & Co.
Sibbald & Co.		 Jamaica–Leith LR
1793 T.Liddle Sibbald & Co. London–Jamaica LR; repairs 1791 & 1792

War with France had broken out in early 1793. Captain Robert Liddell acquired a letter of marque on 15 November 1793.

Captain John Stables acquired a letter of marque on 11 February 1796.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1796 T.Liddle
J.Stables		 Sibbald & Co. Leith–Jamaica LR; repairs 1791 & 1792, & good repair 1795

On 13 June 1797, Lloyd's List (LL) reported that Roselle, Liddle, master, had arrived from Leith with an American brig that she had recaptured. The brig had been sailing from Martinique to Boston.[3]

Fate

Roselle was last listed in LR in 1798. In 1797 Sibbald & Co., acquired a second Roselle.

Citations
  1. LR (1786), Seq,№R181.
  2. "Letter of Marque, p.85 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. LL 13 June 1797, №2931.
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