History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Rebecca |
Launched | 1802, Charleston |
Acquired | 1805 |
Captured | 1805 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 265,[1] or 272[2] (bm) |
Complement | 34 |
Armament | 16 × 4&6-pounder guns[2] |
Rebecca was launched at Charleston in 1802, possibly under another name. She first appeared in online British sources in 1805. In 1805, Rebecca began a voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people but fell prey to Spanish privateers after she had embarked captives.