Britannia (1788 ship)

Britannia, was a vessel launched in 1788 at New Brunswick. She made two slave trading voyages taking slaves from West Africa to Jamaica. The French captured her on the outward leg of her second voyage.

For other ships with the same name, see Britannia (ship).
History
United Kingdom
Name: Britannia
Owner: Thomas Parr & Co.[1]
Builder: New Brunswick
Launched: 1788[1]
Fate: Captured 1795
General characteristics
Tonnage: 201[1][2] (bm)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Brig
Complement: 20[2]
Armament: 14 × 3,4,&9-pounder guns[2]

Joseph Matthews received a letter of marque for Britannia on 10 April 1795.[2]

1st slave trading voyage (1795–1796): Captain Matthews sailed from Liverpool on 10 April 1795 and arrived in Africa on 27 July. Britannia acquired her slaves at Cape Coast Castle and then at Anomabu. She sailed from Africa on 19 December and arrived at Kingston on 15 February 1796. Reportedly she had embarked 292 slaves but arrived with 294. She sailed from Kingston on 6 June and arrived back at Liverpool on 27 August. She had left Liverpool with 26 crew members and she suffered four crew deaths on the voyage.[3]

In 1797 Robert Pince replaced Matthews as master of Britannia.[4] Pince sailed from Liverpool on 14 May 1797.[5]

Fate

As Pince was sailing from Liverpool to Africa, a French vessel captured him and took Britannia to Nantes.[6]

Citations
  1. Lloyd's Register (1796), Seq. №B351.
  2. Letter of Marque, Archived 2016-10-20 at the Wayback Machine p.54 - accessed 25 July 2017.
  3. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Britannia voyage #80645.
  4. Lloyd's Register (1797), Seq. №326.
  5. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Britannia voyage #806465.
  6. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (2934). 27 June 1797. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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