Britannia (1798 ship)

History
Great Britain
Name	Britannia
Owner	W. Boyd
Builder	Dutch
Acquired	1798 by purchase of a prize
Homeport	London
Captured	1801
General characteristics
Tons burthen	296, or 309 (bm)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	8 × 12-pounder carronades

Britannia was a merchant vessel captured from the Dutch. She made one complete whaling voyage to the South Seas. A Spanish vessel captured her at the Galapagos Islands in 1801 on her second whaling voyage.

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History

Great Britain
Name	Britannia
Owner	W. Boyd^[1]
Builder	Dutch
Acquired	1798 by purchase of a prize
Homeport	London
Captured	1801
General characteristics
Tons burthen	296,^[1] or 309^[2] (bm)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	8 × 12-pounder carronades^[2]