Swan (1800 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
Name	Swan
Launched	1800
Fate	Wrecked 10 May 1806
General characteristics
Tons burthen	117, or 135 (bm)
Armament	1800:2 × 4-pounder guns 1801:10 × 6-pounder + 2 × 4-pounder guns

Swan was launched at Greenock, Scotland, in 1800. She traded widely until in 1805 she became a slave ship. She was lost in 1806 while delivering slaves.

Swan appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1800 with Hattrick, master, Ritchie, owner, and trade Greenock–Jamaica, changing to Greenock–Newfoundland.

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1802	J. Fraser	Hamilton & Co.	Greenock–Trinidad	Register of Shipping
1804	J. Fraser J. Bryant	Hamilton & Co. McKenzie & Co.	Greenock–Grenada London–Seville	LR
1805	J.Bryant D.Smith	M'Kenzie	London–Seville London–Africa	LR; damages repaired and good repair 1805
1806	D. Smith	A. Shaw	London–Africa	LR; almost rebuilt 1803; damages repaired and good repair 1805

Slave voyage: Captain D. Smith sailed from England on 1 November 1805. Swan gathered slaves in the region and then sailed for Charleston. South Carolina, in the United States. She was wrecked near Charleston on 10 May 1806 without loss of life. Reportedly, she landed 194 slaves. The entry for her in the Register of Shipping for 1806 has the annotation "LOST" by her name.