Ranger (1789 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameRanger
Launched1789, Liverpool
Captured1795 and recaptured 1796
General characteristics
Tons burthen110[1][2] (bm)
Complement24[2]
Armament
  • 1793: 6 × 3-pounder guns[2]
  • 1794: 10 × 4-pounder guns

Ranger was launched in Liverpool in 1789. She made four complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. A French privateer captured her in 1796 in a single ship action during her fifth voyage transporting enslaved people. She was recaptured, but thereafter disappears from online records.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1789 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "Letter of Marque, p.83 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.