Ranger (1780 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameRanger
Launched1776, France
FateLast listed in 1793
General characteristics
Tons burthen520, or 537,[1] or 53748⁄94,[2] or 600 (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 120 ft 0 in (36.6 m)
  • Keel: 95 ft 11 in (29.2 m)
Beam32 ft 5+1⁄2 in (9.9 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 4 in (4.1 m)
Armament1781: 22 × 24-pounder + 10 × 12-pounder carronades

Ranger was launched in 1776 in France, possibly as an East Indiaman for the French East India Company, and almost certainly under another name. From 1780 to 1786 she was a British vessel that was a transport and traded generally. In 1786–1787 she made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). From 1788 she traded between London and Ostend, and was last listed in 1793 with unchanged data. In 1788 she had sailed to the East Indies, perhaps with new owners from Ostend, and may have remained in the East Indies.

  1. ^ British Library: Ranger (2), Ship.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 181.