Nile (1800 ship)

Nile was built in Spain in 1786 and was taken in prize. She first appears in readily accessible British records in 1800. She made three voyages as a slave ship, foundering on her third after having disembarked her slaves.

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

History
Spain
Launched: 1786
Captured: c.1799
Great Britain
Name: Nile
Namesake: Battle of the Nile
Acquired: c.1800 by purchase of a prize
Fate: Foundered 1804
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 297[1] bm
Sail plan: Brig
Complement:
Armament:
  • 1800:20 × 9-pounder guns[1]
  • 1803:12 × 9-pounder guns[1]

Slave voyage #1 (1800–1801)

Captain John Givin received a letter of marque on 18 February 1800.[1]

Captain Gwin sailed from Liverpool on 5 March 1800, bound for West Africa. Nile arrived at Kingston on 20 September where she landed 300 slaves. She sailed from Kingston on 29 November and arrived back at Liverpool on 1 January 1801. she had left with 45 crew members and she suffered five crew deaths on her voyage.[2]

Nile first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1801 with John Gwinn, master, Fairclough, owner, and trade Liverpool–Africa. She had damages repaired in 1801.[3]

Slave voyage #2 (1801–1802)

Captain Gwin sailed from Liverpool on 5 July 1801, bound for West Africa. Nile arrived at Kingston on 2 February 1802 where she landed 291 slaves. She left on 2 May and arrived back at Liverpool on 2 July. She had left with 44 crew members and she suffered four crew deaths on the voyage.[4]

Slave voyage #2 (1803)

Captain John Griffiths acquired a letter of marque on 2 July 1803.[1] He sailed from Liverpool on 7 April 1803, and arrived at St Thomas on 14 December 1803. She landed 293 slaves.[5] Nile, Griffiths, master, was sold at St Thomas.[6]

Fate

Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 4 May 1804 that Nile, Griffiths, master, had foundered off Saint Thomas while on a voyage from that island to Liverpool.[7]

Citations
  1. "Letter of Marque, p.80 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Nile voyage #82943.
  3. LR 1801, Supple. pages "N", Seq.№N28.
  4. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Nile voyage #82944.
  5. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Nile voyage #82945.
  6. Lloyd's List 31 January 1804, №4423, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data.
  7. LL 4 May 1804, №4450.
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