Earl St Vincent was a French ship that was captured and became a British merchantman in 1803. Captain William Emery acquired a letter of marque on 10 June 1803.[2] In 1804 her master was W. Emery, her owner Dunsterville, and her trade Cork to the West Indies.[3]
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Unknown |
| Launched | 1794[1] |
| Captured | 1803 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Earl St. Vincent |
| Namesake | John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent |
| Owner | Dunsterville |
| Acquired | 1803 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Last listed 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 106[2][1] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 20[2] |
| Armament | 6 × 9-pounder guns[2] |
A French privateer captured her in late 1803 as she was sailing from Cork to Barbados but the British Royal Navy recaptured her and took her into Dominica.[4][5]
She then traded out of Cork. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1814.[1]
Citations
edit- ^ a b c Lloyd's Register (1814), Seq. №37.
- ^ a b c d Letter of Marque, p.60 - accessed 25 July 2017.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1804), Seq.№E53.
- ^ Naval chronicle, Vol. 11, p.176.
- ^ Lloyd's List №4416.