Britannia (1787 ship)

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Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg France
Launched1774
Capturedc.1781
British-Red-Ensign-1707.svgGreat 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.

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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]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1783J.CroskillBroughLondon transportLR; thorough repairs 1782

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

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1786Croskill
A.Ogilvie		Captain
William Begbie		London–New Providence LR; thorough repairs 1782 & 1784
1787A.OgilvieW.BegbieNew Providence–LondonLR; thorough repairs 1782 & 1784; "Now the Britannia"

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

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1787MorrisonCaptainLondon–Memel LR; thorough repairs 1782 & 1784, & repairs 1787
1790Morrison
A.Combe		CaptainMemel–LeithLR; thorough repairs 1782 & 1784, & repairs 1787
1793A.CombA.CombMemel–LeithLR; 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 and references

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 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.

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