Britannia (1788 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameBritannia
OwnerThomas Parr & Co.[1]
BuilderNew Brunswick
Launched1788[1]
FateCaptured 1797
General characteristics
Tons burthen201[1][2] (bm)
PropulsionSails
Sail planBrig
Complement20[2]
Armament14 × 3,4,&9-pounder guns[2]

Britannia, was a vessel launched in 1788 at New Brunswick. In 1795–1796, she made one complete voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade, taking enslaved people from West Africa to Jamaica. A French privteer captured her in 1797 in a notable single ship action as Britannia was on the outward leg of her second voyage. Her captor took her to Nantes.

  1. ^ a b c Lloyd's Register (1796), Seq. №B351.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference LoM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).