Nancy (1788 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
NameNancy
Owner
  • 1789: Mulowney
  • 1791: Thomas Vaughn and Edward Wilcox
  • 1794: Thomas Vaughn and Edward Watkins
Launched1788, Newfoundland
Captured1794
General characteristics
Tons burthen51, or 60 (bm)
Complement9
ArmamentTwo or four guns
Notes"Wood ship" – designed to transport wood from Newfoundland to Great Britain

Nancy was launched in Newfoundland in 1788. Initially, she traded between Bristol and Newfoundland and then Bristol and Lisbon. After a change in ownership in 1791, she traded between Bristol and Africa. The French captured her in 1794.