Triton (1815 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Triton (East Indiaman) and Triton (ship).

History
United Kingdom
NameTriton
NamesakeTriton
BuilderGilmore & Co., Sulkea[1]
Launched1815[1]
FateSold 1815 or 1816[1]
Spain
NameTriton
OwnerRoyal Philippine Company[2]
Acquired1816 by purchase
Captured25 January 1817
General characteristics
Tons burthen560[1] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Complement85[3]
Armament22 guns[3]

Triton was launched at Calcutta in 1815 and sold shortly thereafter to Spanish owners. She was sailing from Bengal to Cadiz when an American-built and outfitted privateer with a letter of marque from the patriotic forces in Buenos Aires captured her in January 1817 in a sanguinary single-ship action during the Argentine War of Independence.

  1. ^ a b c d Phipps (1840), p. 106.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ASP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Niles Weekly Register, Volume 12, 19 July 1817, p.334.