Rose in June was a galliot built in Denmark in 1808 and taken in prize in 1810 by the British. The French navy captured and burnt her in 1813 off the coast of West Africa.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Denmark-Norway | |
| Builder | Denmark |
| Launched | 1808 |
| Captured | 1810 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Rose in June |
| Acquired | 1810 by purchase of a prize |
| Captured | 5 January 1813 and burnt |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 62,[1] or 67[2] (bm) |
| Notes | Fir-built |
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | Jonghurst (or Longhurst) | Wilson & Co. | London–Senegal | LR |
On 17 June 1810 Rose in June, Longhurst, master, sailed from Portsmouth for Senegal in company with two other vessels.[3]
Rose in June appeared on a list of vessels that imported goods into the colony of Sierra Leone between May 1812 and June 1814.[4]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | Jonghurst | Wilson & Co. | London–Senegal | LR |
The French frigates Elbe and Hortense captured and burnt Rose in June on 5 January 1813. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Gorée.[5]
Citations edit
- ^ Register of Shipping (1811), Seq.№R372.
- ^ Lloyd's Register (LR), Supple. pages "R", Seq.№R69.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4468. 19 June 1810. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735024.
- ^ Thorpe (1815), p.57.
- ^ "Marine List". Lloyd's List (4758). 2 April 1813.
References edit
- Thorpe, Robert (1815) A letter to William Wilberforce, Esq. M.P., vice president of the African Institution, &c. &c. &c. : containing remarks on the reports of the Sierra Leone Company, and the African Institution, with hints respecting the means by which an universal abolition of the slave trade might be carried into effect. Library of Congress: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection.
