Union was launched in 1791 in Liverpool, England. She became a slave ship that the French captured on her first slave voyage. Captain R. Farrington sailed for West Africa on 15 August 1792.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Union |
| Owner | John Ratcliffe, George Hauit, & William Thompson[1] |
| Builder | Liverpool[1] |
| Launched | 1791[1] |
| Captured | 1793 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 113[2] (bm) |
| Complement | 24[2] |
| Armament | 10 × 4-pounder guns[2] |
Captain George Hauit acquired a letter of marque for Union on 1 March 1793,[2] just after the outbreak of war with France.
The French privateer Liberty, of Bordeaux, captured seven slave ships before July 1793: Union, Farrington, Little Joe, Echo, Mercury, Hazard, Prosperity, and Swift, Roper, master. The capture of Union took place off Bassa.[3][4][a]
Robust recaptured Little Joe and Echo. HMS Andromeda recaptured Prosperity; the cutter HMS Seaflower recaptured Mercury. Liberty ransomed Swift after plundering her.
Notes edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Union voyage #83890.
- ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.90 – Retrieved 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5228. 26 July 1793. hdl:2027/hvd.32044050633098.
- ^ Williams (1897), p. 313.
- ^ Demerliac (1999), p. 266, no.2341.
References edit
- Demerliac, Alain (1999). La Marine de la Révolution: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1792 à 1799 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 9782906381247. OCLC 492783890.
- Williams, Gomer (1897). History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque: With an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade. W. Heinemann.