| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | Hannah |
| Owner: | Robt. Hodgson [1] |
| Builder: | H. and T. Barrick, Whitby [1] |
| Launched: | 1793 |
| Captured: | 1805 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 140, [2] or 147 [1] (bm) |
| Armament: | 4 × 4-pounder guns [2] |
Hannah was launched at Whitby in 1793. Her owner in 1796 transferred her registry from Whitby to London. She traded with the Baltic, between London and Liverpool, and then the Baltic again. A Spanish privateer captured her in 1805.
Hannah entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1793 with James, master, R.Hodgson, owner, and trade Dantzig–Lynn. [3] During her only voyage to the Mediterranean a Spanish privateer captured her.
Hannah was part of a convoy of some 30 merchant vessels that had left Malta on 2 January 1805 under the escort of HMS Acheron and Arrow. Bad weather off the coast of Spain between 19 and 22 January split the convoy into two parts, each part under the escort of one of the two Royal Navy vessels. On 3 February the French frigates Hortense and Incorruptible intercepted the convoy, which had reformed. Although they were outgunned, Acheron and Arrow engaged the French frigates, which sank Arrow and captured Acheron. After the loss of their escorts, some of the surviving merchant vessels of the convoy fell prey to privateers. Fuerte, of Cadiz, captured Alert, Langley, master, Castle, Anderson, master, a ship, and a brig, and sent them into Malaga. Reportedly, Fuerte had captured a fifth vessel that she sent into Algeciras. [4]
Hannah left the convoy and sailed back towards Malta. [4] About a month later she was coming from Sicily when the Spanish privateer Fuerte captured her. Fuerte, of Cadiz, brought Hannah and Chesterfield into Malaga on 6 March. [5]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795 | J.Smith | R.Hodgson | Petersburg–Cork | LR |
| 1796 | J.Smith | R.Hodgson | Liverpool–London | LR |
| 1798 | J.Smith | R.Hodgson | Liverpool–London | LR |
| 1799–1800 | Not listed in LR | |||
| 1801 | J. Horen | Capt. & Co. | London–Baltic | LR [2] |
| 1805 | J.Horn | J.Horn | Liverpool–Malta | LR; damages repaired in 1803 |
| 1806 | J.Horn | J.Horn | Dublin–Liverpool | LR |
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References
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Amphitrite was launched at Whitby in 1790. A French privateer captured her in 1794, but the Royal Navy recaptured her. She spent much of her career as a West Indiaman, finishing as a London transport. She was last listed in 1810 or 1811.
Providence was launched in 1790 at South Shields. She initially traded with Saint Petersburg but then in 1804 the British Royal Navy hired her. She remained in Royal Navy service until towards the end of 1812. She disappears from the registers between 1812 and 1820, and between 1835 and 1850. She was wrecked in 1869 and broken up in 1870.
Duchess of Rutland was launched in Sweden in 1786 under another name. She was taken in prize in 1799 and thereafter served as a transport. French frigates captured and burnt her on 4 February 1805 as she was sailing in convoy from Malta to London.