Swallow was launched in France in 1793. After her capture circa 1797, she became a slave ship, sailing from London in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1797 with T. Wilson, master and owner, and trade Liverpool–Africa.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Swallow |
| Launched | 1793 in France[1] |
| Acquired | 1797 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 142,[2] or 143[1] (bm) |
Captain Thomas Wilson sailed from London on 6 July 1797.[2] In 1797, 104 vessels sailed from English ports, bound for Africa to acquire and transport enslaved people. Twelve of these vessels sailed from London.[3]
Swallow acquired her captives at the Congo River and landed 218 captives at Grenada on 6 April 1798. She then disappears from currently available records.[2]
Citations
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edit- Williams, Gomer (1897). History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque: With an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade. W. Heinemann.