Britannia (1798 Kircaldy ship)

Britannia was launched at Kirkcaldy in 1798. she spent her career as a West Indiaman. In 1807 a French privateer captured her, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her the next day. Finally, an American privateer captured her in October 1812.

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

History
Great Britain
Name: Britannia
Builder: Kirkcaldy[1]
Launched: 1798[2]
Captured:
  • 1st: 16 February 1807
  • 2nd: 11 October 1812
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 211[2] (bm)
Armament:
  • 1801: 2 × 4-pounder guns + 4 × 12-pounder carronades[1]
  • 1808: 2 guns

Career

Britannia entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799. The entry simply gave her origin as Scotland.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1799 A.Smith M'Neil Leith–Jamaica LR
1801 A.Smith A.Stewart Leith–Jamaica Register of Shipping (RS)[1]
1806 C.Brown
D.Gibb		 Hurry & Co.
Dist & Co.		 Greenock–Jamaica
London–Jamaica		 LR
1808 Thompson Bissett & Co. London–Jamaica LR

On 16 February 1807 a French privateer of three guns and 70 men captured Britannia, Gibbs, master, which was sailing from London to Jamaica. The next day HMS Pert recaptured Britannia and sent her into Barbados.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1809 Gibbs Bisset London–Jamaica RS
1811 T.Gibbs
J.Eddington		 Bisset London–Jamaica
Portsmouth		 RS
1812 J.Eddington Bisset Portsmouth–Jamaica RS

Fate

On 3 September 1812 the United States privateer Wily Renard captured Britannia, of Portsmouth, Edington, master.[4]

HMS Shannon encountered and subsequently captured Wily Reynard on 11 October and took her to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[Note 1]

Notes, Citations, and references

Notes

  1. Wiley Reynard, of Boston, W.Lane, master, was a schooner of 22 tons (bm),[5] one gun, and 24 men.[6]

Citations

  1. '"RS (1801), Seq.№B390.
  2. LR (1799) Seq.№B414.
  3. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4145). 21 April 1807. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4714). 27 October 1812. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. Vice-Admiralty Court (1911), p.164)
  6. Brighton & Broke (1866), p.140.

References

  • Brighton, John George, & Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke (1866) Admiral Sir P. B. V. Broke ...: A Memoir. (S. Low, son, and Marston)
  • Vice-Admiralty Court, Halifax (1911) American vessels captured by the British during the revolution and war of 1812. (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute).
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