Tobago (1793 ship)

History
France
Launched1790
Captured1793
Great Britain
NameTobago
NamesakeTobago
Owner
  • 1793:J. Sampson
  • 1795:Mather & Co.
  • 1800:Thornborough or Throckmorton
Port of registryLondon
AcquiredBy purchase of a prize 1793
FateAbandoned or condemned in 1802
General characteristics
Tons burthen271, or 293,[1] or 294[2] (bm)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Crew
Armament
  • 1793:4 × 6-pounder guns, or 4 × 3-pounder guns + 4 swivel guns[1]
  • 1800:16 × 6-pounder guns,[3] + 4 swivel guns[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b c d e Letter of Marque,[1] - accessed 14 May 2011.
  2. ^ Register of Shipping (1806), Seq. №296.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1801 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).