Beaver (1796 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameBeaver
NamesakeBeaver
Launched1796, Liverpool
Captured1807
General characteristics
Tons burthen235,[1] or 243,[2] or 262,[2] (bm)
Complement
Armament
  • 1797: 18 × 9-pounder guns[2]
  • 1800: 10 × 9-pounder guns[2]
  • 1803: 20 × 9&6-pounder guns[2]
  • 1805: 8 × 9-pounder guns + 10 × 18-pounder carronades[2]
  • 1807: 8 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 18-pounder carronades[2]

Beaver was launched in 1796 at Liverpool. She made seven complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved persons. She was captured and retaken once, in 1804, and captured a second time in 1807, during her eighth voyage.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1796 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Letter of Marque, p.52 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.