Alexander (1794 ship)

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

History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameUnknown
Launched1791
CapturedCaptured 1793
Great Britain
NameAlexander
Owner
  • Connick & Co.
  • Smith & Co.[a]
AcquiredBy purchase of a prize
FateLast listed in 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen357,[2] or 377-383,[3] or 383[1] (bm)
Complement40-50[3]
Armament
  • 1795:12 × 4-pounder guns
  • 1798:24 × 6&9-pounder guns[3]
  • 1805:20 × 9-pounder guns[3]
  • 1806:18 × 9-pounder guns[3]
  • 1809:20 × 6-pounder guns[4]

Alexander, was built in France in 1791, possibly under a different name. She was taken as a prize and her new owners renamed her Alexander. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC), and then became a slave ship, making four voyages between 1798 and 1807 in the triangular trade in enslaved people. After 1807 she sailed between Liverpool and Demerara. She is last listed in 1811.

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  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 221.
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