Vanguard (1799 ship)

Not to be confused with HMS Vanguard (1787).

History
Great Britain
NameVanguard
BuilderLiverpool
Launched1799
FateCaptured 17 May 1809
General characteristics
Tons burthen300,[1] or 353[2][3] (bm)
Complement
Armament
  • 1799:18 × 9&12-pounder guns[2]
  • 1800:18 × 9-pounder guns[2]
  • 1803:14 × 6&9-pounder guns[2]
  • 1804:20 × 12&6-pounder guns[2]
  • 1806:20 × 9&12-pounder guns[2]
  • 1808:16 × 9=pounder + 4 ×12-pounder guns[3]

Vanguard was launched in Liverpool in 1799. She made four voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. After the outlawing of the British slave trade she became a West Indiaman. A French privateer captured her in March 1809.

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Letter of Marque, p.91 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LR1808 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).