Isabella (1793 ship)

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


History
France
Name St.Jean de Lone
NamesakeSaint-Jean-de-Losne
Launched1791
Captured12 May 1793
Great Britain
NameIsabella
Acquired1793 by purchase of a prize
FateNo longer active after 1802
General characteristics
Tons burthen407,[1][2] or 420, or 459,[3] or 45985⁄94[4] (bm)
Length
  • Overall:112 ft 9 in (34.4 m)
  • Keel:89 ft 3 in (27.2 m)
Beam31 ft 1+1⁄2 in (9.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Complement
Armament
  • 1794: 2 × 6-pounder guns[1]
  • 1795: 10 guns + 2 × 6&18-pounder carronades[2]
  • 1799: 10 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1800: 18 × 6&18-pounder cannons[2]

Isabella was launched in France in 1791 as the East Indiaman St Jean de Lone. Two British privateers captured her in 1793. She was sold in prize and renamed Isabella. She initially sailed as a West Indiaman and then between 1795 and 1798 made two voyages to India as an "extra" ship for the British East India Company (EIC). Afterwards, she returned to the West Indies and Baltic trades and was last listed in 1809, but with data stale since c.1802.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LR1794 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e "Letter of Marque, p.69 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ British Library: Isabella (1).
  4. ^ Hackman (2001), pp. 132–133.