Vulture (1798 ship)

History
Great Britain
Name| Vulture
Namesake| Vulture
Owner| M'Kerrel[1][2]
Acquired| 1798 as a prize[1]
Fate| Last listed in 1804
General characteristics
Tons burthen| 340,[2] or 342,[3] or 386[1][4] (bm)
Propulsion| Sail
Complement| 60[3]
Armament| 16 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 32-pounder carronades[3][1]

Vulture was a French prize that was in British hands by 1798. Captain John Toole received a letter of marque for Vulture on 23 June 1798.[3] The size of her crew and the extent of her armament suggest that she was intended to cruise as a privateer.

Vulture first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1799. Her master was J. Toole, and her owner was M'Kerrell. Her trade was London–Cape of Good Hope.[1] She entered the Register of Shipping in 1800.[2]

Lloyd's Register and the Register of Shipping both listed Vulture in 1804.[4][5] Both gave her trade as London—Cape of Good Hope. Neither listed her in 1805.

It is possible that Vulture was the "Vulture of London" that the French privateer Spartiate captured and burnt in March 1799, together with Princess Amelia, of Liverpool.[6] It was not unusual for LR to carry stale information if the owners of vessels had not notified it of events.

## Citations

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1. ^ a b c d e Lloyd's Register (1799), Seq.№V160.
2. ^ a b c Register of Shipping (1800), Seq, №V176.
3. ^ a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.91 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
4. ^ a b Lloyd's Register (1804), Seq. №V633.
5. ^ Register of Shipping (1804), Seq.№V537.
6. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 3059\. 8 March 1799. hdl:2027/uc1.c3049070. Retrieved 3 November 2020.