Archimedes (1797)

History
Great Britain
NameArchimedes
NamesakeArchimedes
BuilderDurham, Sunderland,
Launched1797 or 1796
FateWrecked 24 December 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen245 (bm)
Armament8 × 18-pounder carronades

Archimedes was launched at Sunderland in 1796 or 1797. She traded between England and the Baltic until the British government chartered her as a transport c. 1809. She was lost in December 1811 while coming back from the Baltic.