Chance (1786 ship)
Chance was launched in 1786 at St John's Newfoundland. On 31 March 1787, Chance, James Millbanke, master, sailed from Liverpool as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people.[2] In August, Lloyd's List reported that Chance, Milbank, master, had arrived at the Gambia. She was condemned on the coast of Africa as unfit for service.[1]
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Name | Chance |
Owner | John Hodgson, & John Hodgson, Jr., Liverpool |
Launched | 1786, St Johns, Newfoundland |
Fate | Condemned c.1787 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 39 (bm) |
Length | 48 ft 10 in (14.9 m) |
Beam | 13 ft 10 in (4.2 m) |
Sail plan | Schooner |
Citations & references
Citations
References
- Craig, Robert; Jarvis, Rupert (1967). Liverpool Registry of Merchant Ships. Series 3. Vol. 15. Manchester University Press for the Chetham Society.
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