Swallow (1798 ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameSwallow
NamesakeSwallow
In service1798
Captured1799
General characteristics
Tons burthen207[1] (bm)
Complement25,[1] or 37[2]
Armament14 × 6&9-pounder guns[1]

Swallow's origins are obscure in terms of her launch year and place. She first appeared in 1798 as a slave ship. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1798 with R.White as master, R.Abram as owner, and trade Liverpool–Africa.[3]

Captain Robert White acquired a letter of marque on 14 March 1798.[1] He sailed from Liverpool on 4 May.[2]

Swallow gathered slaves in West Africa. She escaped the French privateer Republican, of 32 guns, in a squall after an hour-long running fight.[4] After Swallow had acquired her slaves she sailed towards the West Indies. On her way she captured a French privateer. However, the privateer's crew were able seize their captors. They then sailed Swallow and the privateer into Cayenne.[5][4]

Citations & references[]

Citations

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.88 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Swallow voyage #83670.
  3. ^ LR (1798), Seq.№S462.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b William (1897), p. 367.
  5. ^ Lloyd's List 12 April 1799, №3063.

References

  • Williams, Gomer (1897). History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque: With an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade. W. Heinemann.
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