Rosina (1796 ship)

Rosina was launched at Shields in 1796. She became a West Indiaman and foundered in 1806.

For other ships with the same name, see Rosina (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Name: Rosina
Builder: James Walmsley, North Shields[1]
Launched: 1796
Fate: Foundered 1806
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 380,[2] or 388[3] (bm)
Armament:
  • 1800: 2 × 3-pounder guns[3]
  • 1805: 8 × 4-pounder guns

Career

Rosina first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799 with M'Kinley master, Old & Co., owners, and trade London–West Indies.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1800 M'Kinley Old & Co. London–West Indies Register of Shipping

The Register of Shipping for 1806 showed her with M'Kinley, master, Olds & Co., owner, and trade London transport. The entry carried the annotation "Lost".[4]

Fate

Lloyd's List reported on 14 February 1806 that Rosina, M'Kinley, master, had foundered on her return journey to England from Surinam. HMS Gorgon rescued the crew and took them into Milford.[5]

Citations
  1. Tyne Built Ships: "R".
  2. "R" supple pages, Seq.№R243.
  3. Register of Shipping (1800), Seq.№R245.
  4. RS (1806), Seq.№R376.
  5. LL 14 February 1806, №4297.
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