Swan (1800 ship)

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For other ships with the same name, see Swan (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameSwan
Launched1800
FateWrecked 10 May 1806
General characteristics
Tons burthen117,[1] or 135[2] (bm)
Armament
  • 1800:2 × 4-pounder guns
  • 1801:10 × 6-pounder + 2 × 4-pounder guns

Swan was launched at Greenock, Scotland, in 1800. She traded widely until in 1805 she became a slave ship. She was lost in 1806 while delivering slaves.

Swan appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1800 with Hattrick, master, Ritchie, owner, and trade Greenock–Jamaica, changing to Greenock–Newfoundland.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1802 J. Fraser Hamilton & Co. Greenock–Trinidad Register of Shipping
1804 J. Fraser
J. Bryant 		Hamilton & Co.
McKenzie & Co. 		Greenock–Grenada
London–Seville 		LR
1805 J.Bryant
D.Smith 		M'Kenzie London–Seville
London–Africa 		LR; damages repaired and good repair 1805
1806 D. Smith A. Shaw London–Africa LR; almost rebuilt 1803; damages repaired and good repair 1805

Slave voyage: Captain D. Smith sailed from England on 1 November 1805.[2] Swan gathered slaves in the region and then sailed for Charleston. South Carolina, in the United States. She was wrecked near Charleston on 10 May 1806 without loss of life.[3] Reportedly, she landed 194 slaves.[2] The entry for her in the Register of Shipping for 1806 has the annotation "LOST" by her name.[4]

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b Lloyd;s Register (1800), Seq.№S491.
  2. ^ a b c Trans Atlantic Slave Trade database – Voyages: Swan.
  3. ^ Lloyd's List №4064.
  4. ^ Register of Shipping (1806), Seq.№S839.
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