Lapwing (ship)

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Several vessels have been named Lapwing, after the northern lapwing, a species of bird:

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Lapwing was launched at Bristol in 1794, and lengthened in 1797. She was a West Indiaman until in 1801 she became a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. However, on her first enslaving voyage a Spanish privateer captured her. Although the Spanish authorities ordered her restitution to her owners, it is not clear that the order was anything but moot.

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  1. "Lapwing". Uboat. Retrieved 9 March 2012.