| History | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | 1801,[1] or 1803[2] |
| Captured | c.1804 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Rolla |
| Owner | J. Ratcliffe |
| Acquired | c1805 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Captured 1805 |
| France | |
| Name | Rolla |
| Acquired | Late 1805, by capture |
| Captured | February 1806 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Rolla |
| Acquired | First quarter 1806 by capture |
| Fate | Sold 1810 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Rolla |
| Owner | Various |
| Acquired | 1810 by purchase |
| Fate | Possibly lost December 1825; last listed 1826 |
| General characteristics [3][4] | |
| Type | Ship |
| Displacement | 200 tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | 1528⁄94, or 160,[2] or 165[1][5] (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 21 ft 0 in (6.4 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft 1 in (3.4 m) (laden) |
| Crew | |
| Armament |
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Rolla was a French brig launched in 1801 or 1803 (records differ), that came into British hands in 1804. She became a privateer and then a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people, but before she was able to embark any captives the French Navy captured her. The British Royal Navy recaptured her and took her into service as HMS Rolla. She served in Sir Home Riggs Popham's attack on Buenos Aires. She returned to Britain in December 1807 and was laid up. The Admiralty sold her in 1810 and she became a merchant vessel. She was last listed in 1826, and may have been lost on the coast of Brazil in 1825.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Winfield & Roberts (2015), p. 222.
- ^ a b c d "Register of Letters of Marque against France 1793-1815", p. 84 Archived July 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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