Falmouth (1796 ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameFalmouth
NamesakeFalmouth, Cornwall
Acquired1796
Captured1797
General characteristics
Tons burthen136[1] (bm)
Armament6 × 6-pounder guns[1]

Falmouth was built in America and entered Lloyd's Register in 1796. She became a Liverpool-based slave ship that a privateer captured during Falmouth's first voyage in the triangular trade in enslaved people.

Lloyd's Register listed her with Pearson, master, J.Hodgson, owner, and trade Liverpool–Africa.[1]

Captain Richard Pearson sailed from Liverpool for West Africa on 21 July 1796.[2] She was reported in January 1797 to have reached Africa. Falmouth acquired her slaves at Îles de Los.[2]

As she was on her way to Barbados, a Spanish privateer of 18 guns captured her.[3]

Another report had a French squadron under "Renier" capturing Bell, Thompson master, Union, Galbraith, master, and Falmouth, Pearson, master, on the African Windward Coast. The French then gave Falmouth up to the crews.[4]

It is quite possible that Falmouth was captured twice, first by the French and then by the Spanish privateer. There is no further mention of Falmouth in Lloyd's List for 1797 or 1798 after the above two reports, including no mention in the ship arrivals and departure (SAD) data, suggesting that if the French gave her up she did not return to England. Bell was on her eighth voyage as a slave ship when she was captured. Union was on her first slave voyage, and had not embarked any slaves before she was captured.

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b c Lloyd's Register (1796), "F" supple. pages.
  2. ^ a b Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Falmouth voyage #81360.
  3. ^ Lloyd's List 16 March 1797, №2924.
  4. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 2911. 31 March 1797. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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