Britannia (1791 ship)
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Name | Britannia |
Builder | Plymouth |
Launched | 1791 |
Captured | October 1793 |
Fate | Burnt October 1793 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 91 (bm) |
Britannia was launched at Plymouth in 1791. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1792 with J.Bignal, master, Moore & co., owners, and trade London–Plymouth.[1] A French privateer captured Britannia, Bignel, master, and burnt her in October 1793 as Britannia was sailing from London to Mogadore via Gibraltar.[2]
Citations[]
- ^ LR (1792), Seq.№B512.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 2555. 29 October 1793. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
Categories:
- 1791 ships
- Age of Sail merchant ships of England
- Captured ships
- Maritime incidents in 1793