Eliza (1802 Philadelphia ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameEliza
BuilderPhiladelphia[1]
Launched1792[1]
FateLast listed in 1820
General characteristics
Tons burthen126,[2][1] or 135[3] (bm)
Sail planBrig
Complement
Armament
  • 1803:10 × 6-pounder guns[2]
  • 1805:8 × 6-pounder guns + 6 × 9-pounder carronades[2]
  • 1806:12 × 9-pounder carronades[2]
  • 1806:12 × 9-pounder carronades[2]

Eliza was launched in Philadelphia in 1792 and came into British ownership in 1802. She was briefly a privateer sailing out of Liverpool. A highly valuable prize that she captured in 1805, in company with another privateer, resulted in a court case in which Eliza's captain successfully sued a captain in the British Royal Navy for having pressed some of her crew. Eliza spent the great bulk of her career as a merchantman, either as a coaster or in sailing between England and the western coast of the Iberian Peninsula. She was last listed in 1820.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference LR1804 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Letter of Marque, p.61 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1802 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).