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Paragon (1800 Liverpool ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameParagon
OwnerEarle & Co.[1]
BuilderLiverpool
Launched1800
FateLost c.1803
General characteristics
Tons burthen435[2] (bm)
Complement20[2]
Armament10 × 9-pounder guns[2]

Paragon was launched at Liverpool in 1800. Captain William Hewitt acquired a letter of marque on 3 January 1801.[2] She then sailed on a voyage as a slave ship. She sailed from Liverpool on 27 February 1801 and gathered her slaves at Accra. She delivered them to Demerara in September. She had left Liverpool with 55 crew members and suffered nine crew deaths on her voyage. She was lost after having landed her slaves.[1] The Register of Shipping for 1804 carried the notation "lost" by her name.[3]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Trans Atlantic Slave Trade database – Voyages: Paragon.
  2. ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.80 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ Register of Shipping (1804), Seq.№P41.