Hannah (1795 ship)

Hannah was built at Liverpool in 1795. She made four voyages as a slave ship and was lost in 1801 as she was returning home after having delivered her slaves on her fourth voyage.

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

History
Great Britain
Name: Hannah
Builder: Liverpool
Launched: 1795
Fate: Wrecked 9 December 1802
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 389[1] (bm)
Complement:
Armament:
  • 1796:18 × 6-pounder guns[1]
  • 1797:18 × 4&6-pounder guns[1]
  • 1798:28 × 4&6*9-pounder guns[1]

Career

Hannah first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1796 with Livingston, master, Robert Bent, owner, and trade Liverpool–Africa.[2]

1st slave voyage (1796–1797): Captain John Livingston acquired a letter of marque on 1 February 1796.[1] He sailed from Liverpool 23 February, and Hannah arrived at Ambriz. She started gathering slaves on 29 April. She delivered the slaves she had gathered there to Kingston, Jamaica, where she arrived on 29 November. She had embarked 523 slaves and she landed 515, having lost only eight on the voyage. She sailed from Jamaica on 7 February 1797 and arrived back at Liverpool on 26 March.[3]

2nd slave voyage (1797–1798): Captain Thomas Given acquired a letter of marque on 4 May 1797.[1] Hannah sailed from Liverpool on 15 June 1797. She gathered her slaves at "Alecuba", and arrived at Kingston on 31 January 1798. There she landed 535 slaves. She sailed from Kingston on 19 February, and arrived back at Liverpool on 9 April. She had left Liverpool with 72 crew members and she suffered nine crew deaths on her voyage.[4] One of the deaths was that of Captain Givin, who had died before Hannah arrived at Jamaica.[5] Hannah, Livingston, master, arrived at Gravesend from Jamaica on 9 April.[6]

3rd slave voyage (1798–1800): Captain Andrew Arnold acquired a letter of marque on 28 August 1798.[1] Hannah left Liverpool on 29 October 1798. She gathered her slaves at Malembo, and arrived at Kingston on 22 September 1799. There she disembarked 481 slaves. She left Kingston on 30 October 1799 and arrived at Liverpool on 6 April 1800. She had left Liverpool with 51 crew members; 13 crew members died during the voyage.[7]

4th slave voyage (1800–1801): Captain Arnold sailed from Liverpool on 1 September 1800. Hannah arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, on 30 July 1801, where she landed 338 slaves. She had left Liverpool with 51 crew members and suffered 12 crew deaths on her voyage. At some point Captain Andrew Lawson replaced Arnold.[8]

Fate

Hannah, Lawson, master, was wrecked on the Hog Sties on 9 December 1802 while returning to London from Jamaica. A great part of her cargo was saved.[9] Lloyd's List also reported that the crew was saved and taken into New Providence, in the Bahamas.[10]

Citations
  1. "Letter of Marque, p.66 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. LR (1796), "H" supple. pages.
  3. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Hannah voyage #81707.
  4. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Hannah voyage #81708.
  5. Lloyd's List №4019, Ship arrivals and departures (SAD) data.
  6. Lloyd's List №2933, SAD data.
  7. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Hannah voyage #81709.
  8. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Hannah voyage #81710.
  9. "Ship News". The Times (5348). London. 23 February 1802. col C, p. 2.
  10. Lloyd's List №4232.
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