Quaker (1793 ship)

Quaker was launched at Teignmouth in 1793 as a West Indiaman. In 1797 she became a slave ship, sailing out of Liverpool. On her first voyage the French captured after she had gather her slaves, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her. She resumed her voyage but before she could deliver her slaves the French captured her again.

History
United Kingdom
Name: Quaker
Builder: Teignmouth[1]
Launched: 1793[1]
Captured: 1798
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 199,[1][2] or 201[3] (bm)
Complement:
Armament:
  • 1793:14 × 6&4-pounder guns[2]
  • 1798:12 × 6-pounder guns

Career

Quaker first entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1794 with T.Branett, master, Blackman, owner, and trade Teignmouth–Barbados.[1] Captain Thomas Burnet acquired a letter of marque on 9 December 1793.[2]

Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 4 February 1794 that Quaker, Burnett, master, from Cork to Barbados, had arrived at Penzance having lost her bowsprit, sails, etc., and having had to throw some of her cargo overboard.[4] She had sailed from Cork on 26 January. Then about two months later, LL reported that Union, of Boston, had arrived at Cowes from Brest with the news that Quaker, Burnett, master, from Cork to Barbados, "was carried into that port."[5]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1796 T.Burnett
D.Roberts		 Blackman
P.Branker		 Teignmouth–Barbados
Liverpool–Africa		 LR
1798 D.Roberts P.Branker Liverpool–Africa LR

Captain James Robertson sailed from Liverpool on 17 January 1797. Quaker gathered her slaves at Anomabu and Whydah.[3] Lloyd's List reported on 29 December 1797 that Quaker, Robertson, master, of Liverpool, had been reported off Whydah by "Renoir's Squadron".[6] A later report confirmed the vessel and location.[7] A report in March stated that Quaker, of Liverpool, with 350 slaves, and African Queen, of Bristol, Buckle, master, had been retaken on the coast of Africa.[8]

African Queen was on a trading voyage to Africa, not on a slaving voyage, and returned to Bristol. Quaker continued her slave trading voyage, sailing to the West Indies, but apparently with a new master.

Quaker's recaptors were HMS Daedalus and Hornet, and she was one of six ships that they captured or recaptured off Gorée. The notice in the London Gazette described Quaker as "late of Liverpool". She was of 260 tons, 10 guns and a crew of 36. She was trading on the coast and had a cargo of merchandise and 337 slaves.[9]

The next report in Lloyd's List was that Quaker, Jones, master, from Africa to Saint Kitts, had been taken and sent into Guadaloupe.[10]

Citations
  1. LR (1794), "Q" supple. pages, Seq.№Q3.
  2. "Letter of Marque, p.83 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Quaker voyage #83256.
  4. LL 4 February 1794, №2583.
  5. LL 4 April 1794, №2600.
  6. LL' 29 December 1797, №2977.
  7. LL 19 January 1798, №2981.
  8. LL 9 March 1798, №2985.
  9. "No. 14096". The London Gazette. 6 March 1798. p. 205.
  10. LL 17 April 1798, №2994.
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