Fame (1779 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameFame
Owner
  • 1779:A. Clibourn[1]
  • 1782:Long & Co.[2]
  • 1796:Calvert & Co.[3]
BuilderHillhouse, Bristol[4]
Launched1779
FateLast listed in Lloyd's Register in 1807
General characteristics
Tons burthen420,[5] or 450,[1][4] or 454[6] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 1779:12 × 9-pounder + 6 × 4-pounder guns[1]
  • 1782:10 × 9-pounder + 6 × 6-pounder guns[2]
  • 1799:4 × 6-pounder + 8 × 4-pounder guns
  • 1800:2 × 9-pounder + 8 × 6-pounder + 10 × 4-pounder guns[7]
  • 1802:6 × 10 × 6-pounder guns + 10 × 4-pounder guns
NotesThree decks

Fame was built at Bristol in 1779 as a West Indiaman. Between 1797 and 1799 she made one or two voyages to India for the British East India Company (EIC). She then made two voyages to Africa as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. On her return from Africa she resumed her trading with Jamaica. She is last listed in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1807.

  1. ^ a b c Lloyd's Register (1779), Seq. №F388.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LR1782 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1796 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 31.
  5. ^ LR (1797), №F54.
  6. ^ Register of Shipping (1800), Seq.№F227.
  7. ^ Lloyd's Register (1800), Seq.№F54.