Speights Town (1784 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameSpeights Town
NamesakeSpeightstown
Launched1784, Liverpool
FateWrecked, December 1794
General characteristics
Tons burthen175,[1] or 240, or 250[2]Mis-transcribed as Sprightstown. (bm)
Length77 ft 5 in (23.6 m)[1]
Beam23 ft 5 in (7.1 m)[1]
Complement50[2]
Armament16 × 6-pounder guns[2]
NotesTwo decks & three masts

Speights Town (or Speightstown), was launched at Liverpool in 1784 as a West Indiaman, sailing between Liverpool and Barbados. She was wrecked in late 1794.

  1. ^ a b c Craig & Jarvis (1967), p. 16.
  2. ^ a b c "Letter of Marque, p.87 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.