Irlam (1800 ship)

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

Great Britain
NameIrlam
NamesakeGeorge Irlam
Owner
  • 1801: Irlam & Co.
  • 1802:Barton & Co.[1]
BuilderLiverpool[2]
Launched1800[2][3]
FateWrecked May 1812
General characteristics
Tons burthen380,[2][4][3] or 407[1] (bm)
Complement
Armament
  • 1801:12 × 9-pounder guns[4]
  • 1802:16 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades[1]
  • 1803:16 × 9-pounder guns[4]
  • 1803:16 × 9-pounder guns[4]

Irlam was launched in 1800 at Liverpool as a West Indiaman, sailing between Liverpool and Barbados. Although a merchantman and not a privateer, she made an unusually aggressive use of her letter of marque, capturing or recapturing four vessels. She wrecked on Tuskar Rock in 1812.

  1. ^ a b c Register of Shipping (1802), Seq. №IJ778.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference LR1801 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Craig & Jarvis (1967), p. 183.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Letter of Marque, p.69 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.