History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Swallow |
Owner |
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Acquired | 1805 by purchase of a prize |
Captured | 1807 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 105,[1] (bm) |
Sail plan | Brig |
Swallow was launched in Spain in 1790, almost certainly under another name. She was taken in prize in 1805 and became a slaver ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She made two voyages carrying captives, on both of which privateers captured her.