Britannia (1798 Kirkcaldy ship)

History
Great Britain
NameBritannia
BuilderKirkcaldy[1]
Launched1798[2]
Captured
  • 1st: 16 February 1807
  • 2nd: 11 October 1812
General characteristics
Tons burthen211[2] (bm)
Armament
  • 1801: 2 × 4-pounder guns + 4 × 12-pounder carronades[1]
  • 1808: 2 guns

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.

  1. ^ a b RS (1801), Seq.№B390.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LR1799 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).