Britannia (1787 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} France | |
| Launched | 1774 |
| Captured | c.1781 |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Sally |
| Acquired | 1782 by purchase of a prize |
| Renamed | Britannia (1787) |
| Fate | Wrecked 1793 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 177, or 200[1] (bm) |
| Armament | 4 × 3-pounder guns + 2 × 9-pounder carronades[1] |
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.
Career[edit]
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[edit]
Britannia was lost in October 1793 whilst on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to a British port.[4]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c LR (1782), seq.№S623.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 1740. 6 January 1786. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735022. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Craig & Jarvis (1967), p. 128.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (2553). 22 October 1793.
References[edit]
- Craig, Robert; Jarvis, Rupert (1967). Liverpool Registry of Merchant Ships. Series 3. Vol. 15. Manchester University Press for the Chetham Society.