Ellis (1797 ship)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameEllis
Acquired1797 by purchase of a prize
FateLost at sea 23 April 1806
General characteristics
Tons burthen303,[1] or 305,[2] or 308,[1] or 312 (bm)
Complement
Armament
  • 1797: 18 × 6-pounder guns,[2] or 16 × 6&9&12-pounder cannons[1]
  • 1806:18 × 12&9&6-pounder cannons[1]

Ellis was a French prize, captured in 1797, and possibly built in that year also. Liverpool merchants purchased her. She made five complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade carrying enslaved people from West Africa to the British West Indies. She was lost at sea on 23 April 1806, on her sixth voyage before she could take on any captives.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Letter of Marque, p.61 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LR1797 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).