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]

For other ships with the same name, see Earl St Vincent (ship).
History
France
Name: Unknown
Launched: 1794[1]
Captured: 1803
Great Britain
Name: Earl St. Vincent
Namesake: John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
Owner: Dunsterville
Acquired: 1803 by purchase of a prize
Fate: Last listed 1814
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 106[2][1] (bm)
Propulsion: Sail
Complement: 20[2]
Armament: 6 × 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]

Citations
  1. Lloyd's Register (1814), Seq. №37.
  2. Letter of Marque, p.60 - accessed 25 July 2017.
  3. Register of Shipping (1804), Seq.№E53.
  4. Naval chronicle, Vol. 11, p.176.
  5. Lloyd's List №4416.
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