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Great Britain | |
Name | Ranger |
Launched | 1789, The Netherlands |
Acquired | 1796 by purchase of a prize |
Captured | Captured and recaptured 1810 |
Fate | Last mentioned in 1811 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 432,[1] or 461, or 464, or 469[2] (bm) |
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Ranger was built in the Netherlands, reportedly for the Dutch East India Company, and almost certainly under another name. She was take in prize in 1796. She made one voyage as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She then traded to the West Indies and the Mediterranean before becoming a transport. French frigates captured her in 1810. The Royal Navy recaptured her almost immediately and used her to transport prisoners from Isle de France (Mauritius) to France. She then disappears from online records.
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