Elizabeth (1806 ship)
Elizabeth was a snow launched in 1806 at Liverpool for the slave trade. She left Liverpool on 19 April 1807 and gathered slaves in West Africa.[1] On 17 October the French privateer Général Ernouf,[4] under the command of the notable French privateer captain Alexis Grassin,[5] captured Elizabeth after Elizabeth had embarked her slaves. Général-Ernouf sent her into Guadeloupe with her cargo of 176 Negroes.[3]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Elizabeth |
| Owner | John & Philip Hind[1] |
| Builder | Liverpool[1] |
| Launched | 1806[1] |
| Fate | Captured 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 144,[1] or 148[2] (bm) |
| Sail plan | Snow |
| Complement | 24,[3] or 25[1] |
| Armament | 14 × 6-pounder guns,[3] or carronades[4] |
Citations and references
Citations
- Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Voyages: Elizabeth.
- Lloyd's Register (1807), Supple. pages "E", Seq.№21.
- Journal politique de Mannheim (10 May 1808), p.2 & (26 July 1808), p.2.
- Gallois (1847), p. 434.
- Demerliac (2004), p. 322loc=#2750.
References
- Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine du Consulat et du Premier Empire: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1800 A 1815 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-903179-30-1.
- Gallois, Napoléon (1847). Les Corsaires français sous la République et l'Empire (in French). Vol. 2. Julien, Lanier et compagnie.
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