Britannia (1787 ship)

Britannia was built in France in 1774. The British captured her in 1781 and she began sailing under the name Sally, first as a transport and then as a West Indiaman. Liverpool merchants purchased her and she became Britannia in 1787. She then sailed to the Baltic and Russia. She was wrecked in 1793.

History
French Navy EnsignFrance
Launched1774
Capturedc.1781
Great Britain
NameSally
Acquired1782 by purchase of a prize
RenamedBritannia (1787)
FateWrecked 1793
General characteristics
Tons burthen177, or 200[1] (bm)
Armament4 × 3-pounder guns + 2 × 9-pounder carronades[1]

Career

Sally first appeared Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1782 with J.Croskill, master, A.Brough, owner, and trade London transport. She had undergone thorough repairs in 1782.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1783 J.Croskill Brough London transport LR; thorough repairs 1782

On 24 October 1785 Sally ran on shore at New Providence.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1786 Croskill
A.Ogilvie
Captain
William Begbie
London–New Providence LR; thorough repairs 1782 & 1784
1787 A.Ogilvie W.Begbie New Providence–London LR; thorough repairs 1782 & 1784; "Now the Britannia"

Sally appeared under the name Britannia in 1787, after Liverpool merchants purchased her.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1787 Morrison Captain London–Memel LR; thorough repairs 1782 & 1784, & repairs 1787
1790 Morrison
A.Combe
Captain Memel–Leith LR; thorough repairs 1782 & 1784, & repairs 1787
1793 A.Comb A.Comb Memel–Leith LR; thorough repairs 1782 & 1784, & repairs 1787

Fate

Britannia was lost in October 1793 whilst on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to a British port.[4]

Citations

  1. LR (1782), seq.№S623.
  2. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 1740. 6 January 1786. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735022. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. Craig & Jarvis (1967), p. 128.
  4. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (2553). 22 October 1793.

References

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