Minerva (1791 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameMinerva
Launched1791, Galway
Captured8 January 1814
FateLast listed in 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen210,[1] or 212[2] (bm)
Complement40[2]
Armament
  • 1797: 8 × 4-pounder guns
  • 1799:18 × 6&9-pounder guns
  • 1800:18 × 6&9-pounder guns[2]
  • 1813:2 × 9-pounder guns

Minerva was launched in 1791 at Galway. She then traded widely, particularly as a West Indiaman. Between 1800 and 1804 she made two voyages from Bristol as a Guineaman. That is, she was a slave ship, carrying enslaved peoples in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. She then returned to trading with the West Indies. A United States privateer captured her in 1814.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1792 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "Letter of Marque, p.78 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.