History | |
---|---|
Great Britain | |
Name | Sultana |
Launched | 1787,[1] or 1788,[2] Yarmouth[1] |
Captured | 1799 |
Fate | 6 × 2-pounder guns[2] |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 172,[3] or 175,[1] or 180[2](bm) |
Sultana was launched in 1787 or 1788, at Yarmouth. She traded with the Mediterranean and the West Indies. A French privateer captured her in April 1799. She quickly returned to British ownership, but was recaptured again in 1801.