Thames (1807 American ship)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameThames
NamesakeRiver Thames
OwnerBebby & Co.
BuilderNew York[1]
Launched1798[2]
Acquired1807
Captured10 January 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen171[2][3] (bm)
Sail planSnow[3]
Complement
  • 1809: 25[3]
  • At capture: 14[4]
Armament
  • 1809: 12 × 9&6-pounder guns[3]
  • 1813: 6 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 12-pounder carronades
  • At capture: 4 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 12-pounder carronades[4]

Thames was launched in New York in 1798, probably under another name. Bebby & Co., of Liverpool, acquired her circa 1807. An American privateer captured Thames in January 1813 as Thames was sailing back to Liverpool from Africa.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1814 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LR1807 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p. 89 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b Munro (1913), pp. 46–47 & 61.