Battalion (1795 ship)
Battalion was launched at Whitby in 1795. She traded with the Baltic and then in 1796 became a Liverpool-based West Indiaman. A French privateer captured her in 1797 in a single ship action as Battalion was outbound on her first voyage to Jamaica. The Royal Navy quickly recaptured her. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1797.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Battalion |
| Builder | John Barry |
| Launched | 1795, Whitby |
| Captured | 1797 |
| Fate | Last listed 1797 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 200, or 211, or 212 (bm) |
| Complement | 18 |
| Armament | 10 × 9-pounder guns |
Battalion first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1795.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1797 | T.Banks | J.Atty | London–Gothenburg | LR |
| 1797 | T.Banks Thomas Oxton |
J.Atty Litt & Co. |
London–Gothenburg Liverpool–Jamaica |
LR |
Battalion was sold to Liverpool in 1796. Her new owners sailed her as a West Indiaman.
Captain Thomas Oxton acquired a letter of marque on 4 January 1797. On 29 January Battalion, Oxton, master, was sailing from Liverpool to Jamaica when the French privateer Jeune Emilie captured her at 45°53′N 10°30′W, after an engagement between the two vessels of three-quarters of an hour. Jeune Emilie was armed with 10 guns and eight swivel guns, and had a crew of 80 men.
On 11 February HMS Triton took the 10-gun privateer brig Jeune Emilie, which was forty days out of Saint-Malo and had taken the sloop Friendship as well as the 10-gun letter of marque Battalion. Triton captured Jeune Émilie at 49°10′N 12°24′W.
Battalion was sold for Livres 93,249, about £stg3800.