Thames (1794 ship)

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

History
Great Britain
General characteristics
Tons burthen365,[1] or 379,[2] or 386[3] (bm)
Complement39[3]
Armament
  • 1800: 6 × 18-pounder carronades
  • 1803: 18 × 6-pounder guns + 4 swivel guns[3]
  • 1805: 8 × 4-pounder + 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades

Thames was launched in 1794 in London. The French captured her in late 1795, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her within a few weeks. She then disappeared from the registers for several years. She reappeared as Thames in 1800, sailing as a West Indiaman. In 1802, new owners sailed her as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She made one full voyage as a slave ship. French privateers captured her in 1805 after she had gathered captive in West Africa, but before she could deliver them to a port in the British Caribbean.

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  3. ^ a b c "Letter of Marque, p.89 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.