Ranger (1791 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameRanger
Launched1791, New Providence[1]
Captured
  • 29 August 1797
  • Circa May 1805
United States of America
NameDelaware
OwnerFrancis Bruel, Philadelphia
AcquiredCirca May 1805 by purchase of a prize
Captured17 November 1805
United Kingdom
NameRanger
AcquiredBy purchase of a prize
FateLast listed 1814
General characteristics
Tons burthen
  • 1791: 105,[1] or 107[2] (bm)
  • 1796: 151, or 154,[2] or 160 (bm)
Sail plan
Complement
  • 1793: 4[2]
  • 1803: 23[2] or 24
Armament
  • 1793: 10 × 4-pounder guns[2]
  • 1794: 2 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1803: 14 × 4-pounder guns[2]
NotesBuilt of live oak and cedar

Ranger was launched in 1791 in New Providence and immediately came to Britain. She generally traded between Liverpool and New Providence. She underwent grounding in 1795 and in 1796 her owners had her repaired, lengthened, and converted from a brig to a ship. A French privateer captured her in August 1797 after a single-ship action. In a process that is currently obscure, Ranger returned to British ownership circa 1799. She then became a West Indiaman. From 1803 on she became a Liverpool-based slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She made one complete voyage transporting enslaved people. Then French privateers captured her after she had embarked captives in West Africa but before she could deliver them to the West Indies. A United States citizen purchased her at Guadeloupe and renamed her Delaware. In 1805 the Royal Navy recaptured her. She was returned to her British owners who sailed her between Ireland and Newfoundland. She was last listed in 1814.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LR1791 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Letter of Marque, p.83 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.