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Britannia (1787 ship)

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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]

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

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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

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

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c 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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