Thames (1790 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Thames (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameThames
BuilderSouthampton
Launched1790
Captured17 July 1811
FateBurnt 17 July 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen221,[1] or 222,[2] or 225, on 232 (bm)
Complement25[2]
Armament
  • 1798: 8 × 6-pounder + 4 × 4-pounder guns + 6 × 12-pounder carronades
  • 1806: 16 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1810: 16 × 6&4-pounder guns[2]

Thames was launched at Southampton in 1790. Until 1798 she sailed across the Atlantic, trading primarily with The Bahamas. She then became a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She made seven voyages transporting enslaved people. After the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807, Thames returned to trading with the West Indies. A French privateer captured Thames on 17 July 1811 and burnt her.

  1. ^ Rawley (2003), p. 105.
  2. ^ a b c "Letter of Marque, p.89 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.