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Rosina (1796 ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameRosina
BuilderJames Walmsley, North Shields
Launched1796
FateFoundered 1806
General characteristics
Tons burthen380, or 388 (bm)
Armament
  • 1800: 2 × 3-pounder guns
  • 1805: 8 × 4-pounder guns

Rosina was launched at Shields in 1796. She became a West Indiaman and foundered in 1806.

Career

Rosina first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799 with M'Kinley master, Old & Co., owners, and trade London–West Indies.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1800 M'Kinley Old & Co. London–West Indies Register of Shipping

The Register of Shipping for 1806 showed her with M'Kinley, master, Olds & Co., owner, and trade London transport. The entry carried the annotation "Lost".

Fate

Lloyd's List reported on 14 February 1806 that Rosina, M'Kinley, master, had foundered on her return journey to England from Surinam. HMS Gorgon rescued the crew and took them into Milford.

Citations

  1. Tyne Built Ships: "R".
  2. ^ "R" supple pages, Seq.№R243.
  3. ^ Register of Shipping (1800), Seq.№R245.
  4. RS (1806), Seq.№R376.
  5. LL 14 February 1806, №4297.
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1806
Shipwrecks
Other incidents
1805 1807
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