| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Lucy |
| Owner | Thomas Hodgson, Jr & Ellis Leckonby Hodgson |
| Launched | 1789, Spain |
| Acquired | 1799 by purchase of a prize |
| Captured | 1806 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 205,[1] or 206 (bm) |
Lucy was a Spanish vessel built in 1789, probably under another name. She came into British ownership in 1799. As Lucy, she proceeded to make three complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. On the second of these she rather unusually assisted the British commander at Gorée in an operation to destroy a Spanish vessel at Senegal before the French could arm it as a privateer. However, a few days later a slave revolt resulted in the death of Lucy's captain. The French captured Lucy in 1806 on her fourth enslaving voyage as she was approaching the West Indies after she had embarked her captives. The capture involved a single ship action that left most of Lucy's crew dead or wounded. Her captors took Lucy into Guadeloupe, together with her captives.