Britannia (1787 ship)
Britannia was built in France in 1774. The British captured her in 1781 and she began sailing under the name Sally, first as a transport and then as a West Indiaman. Liverpool merchants purchased her and she became Britannia in 1787. She then sailed to the Baltic and Russia. She was wrecked in 1793.
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Launched | 1774 |
| Captured | c.1781 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Sally |
| Acquired | 1782 by purchase of a prize |
| Renamed | Britannia (1787) |
| Fate | Wrecked 1793 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 177, or 200 (bm) |
| Armament | 4 × 3-pounder guns + 2 × 9-pounder carronades |
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