Hannah (1786 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameHannah
Owner
  • 1786:Benjamin Heywood
  • 1788:Thomas Leyland & Moses Benson
  • 1790:Thomas Leyland, Moses Benson, & Charles Wilson
  • 1792:Thomas Leyland & Charles Wilson
BuilderLiverpool
Launched1786[1]
Captured1794
General characteristics
Tons burthen192,[1] or 201[2] (bm)
Length84 ft 3 in (25.7 m)[1]
Beam23 ft 2 in (7.1 m)[1]
Complement
Armament
  • 1793:14 × 4-pounder guns[2]
  • 1794:16 × 4-pounder guns[2]

Hannah was built at Liverpool in 1786. She made six complete voyages as a slave ship. French frigates captured her in 1794 as she was sailing to West Africa outward bound on her seventh slave trading voyage.

  1. ^ a b c d Craig & Jarvis (1967), p. 111.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Letter of Marque, p.66 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.