Argo was built in France in 1783, possibly under another name. She was taken in prize circa 1806 and sailed as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She first appeared in the Register of Shipping in 1806.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Argo |
| Builder | France[1] |
| Launched | 1783[1] |
| Acquired | 1806 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Lost 1806 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 332[1] (bm) |
| Complement | 38 |
| Armament | 16 × 6-pounder guns[1] |
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806 | Thomson | McDowell | Liverpool–Africa | RS; damages repaired 1806 |
Captain William Thompson sailed Argo from Liverpool on 10 April 1806, bound for Bonny.[2][3]
In September 1806 Lloyd's List reported that Argo, of Liverpool, Thompson, master, had been lost on the coast of Africa.[4][5] She had been lost on the Windward Coast; Her crew was saved.[3]
In 1806, 33 British ships in the triangular trade were lost. Twenty-three of these were lost on the coast of Africa.[6] During the period 1793 to 1807, war, rather than maritime hazards or resistance by the captives, was the greatest cause of vessel losses among British slave vessels.[7]
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d e RS (1806), "A" supple. pages.
- ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Argo voyage #80345.
- ^ a b "SHIP NEWS". Lancaster Gazetter (Lancaster, England), 4 October 1806, Volume 6, Issue 277.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4085. 26 September 1806. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735022.
- ^ Inikori (1996), p. 74.
- ^ Inikori (1996), p. 62.
- ^ Inikori (1996), p. 58.
References
edit- Inikori, Joseph (1996). "Measuring the unmeasured hazards of the Atlantic slave trade: Documents relating to the British trade". Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer. 83 (312): 53–92.