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Britannia (1788 Scotland ship)

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For other ships with the same name, see Britannia (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameBritannia
BuilderScotland[1]
Launched1788[1]
FateWrecked 8 February 1794
General characteristics
Tons burthen206[1] (bm)

Britannia was launched in 1788 in Scotland and first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1789 with D.Hunter, master, Hunter & Co., owners, and trade Greenock-Virginia.[1] LR for 1794 showed her with D.Martin, master, Macneil & co., owners, and trade Greenock–New York.[2] Britannia, of Glasgow, was under the command of Captain D. Martin when she wrecked on 8 February 1794 in the Wreck of the Ten Sail.[3]

Captain Daniel Martin, of Britannia, was one of the eight people who drowned in the wrecking.[4] The people on Grand Cayman were themselves suffering from the consequences of recent hurricanes and could offer little help to the survivors.[4]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d LR (1789), Seq.№B493.
  2. ^ Lloyd's Register (1794), Seq. №313.
  3. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 2596. 21 March 1794. hdl:2027/uc1.c3049067.
  4. ^ a b Leshikar-Denton (2019), p. 194.

References

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  • Leshikar-Denton, Margaret E. (2019). Cayman's 1794 Wreck of the Ten Sail: Peace, War, and Peril in the Caribbean. University of Alabama. ISBN 9780817359652.
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