History | |
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France | |
Launched | 1790 |
Captured | 1793 |
Great Britain | |
Name | Tobago |
Namesake | Tobago |
Owner |
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Port of registry | London |
Acquired | By purchase of a prize 1793 |
Fate | Abandoned or condemned in 1802 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 271, or 293,[1] or 294[2] (bm) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Crew | |
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Tobago was a ship launched in 1790. She came into British hands in 1793 and was probably a prize taken immediately after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars in early 1793. She traded with Tobago for several years before new owners purchased her for whaling. She made two whaling voyages to the East Coast of Africa before her owners sold her to new owners. She then made two voyages as a slave ship. She was abandoned or condemned in 1802 after having delivered her captives on her second such voyage.