Earl St Vincent (1803 ship)

Earl St Vincent was a French ship that was captured and became a British merchantman in 1803. Captain William Emery acquired a letter of marque on 10 June 1803.[2] In 1804 her master was W. Emery, her owner Dunsterville, and her trade Cork to the West Indies.[3]

History
France
NameUnknown
Launched1794[1]
Captured1803
United Kingdom
NameEarl St. Vincent
NamesakeJohn Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
OwnerDunsterville
Acquired1803 by purchase of a prize
FateLast listed 1814
General characteristics
Tons burthen106[2][1] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Complement20[2]
Armament6 × 9-pounder guns[2]

A French privateer captured her in late 1803 as she was sailing from Cork to Barbados but the British Royal Navy recaptured her and took her into Dominica.[4][5]

She then traded out of Cork. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1814.[1]

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