Ann (1807 ship)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Ann |
| Owner | William Ackers[1] |
| In service | 1807 |
| Fate | Blown up mid-December 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 197[1] (bm) |
Ann was a slave ship that sailed from Liverpool in 1807 in the triangular trade in enslaved persons. As of December 2022, her origins are obscure. Ann, William Brown, master sailed from England on 4 May 1807.[1][a]
She arrived at Sierra Leone from Liverpool and by September was at "Kiltann" (or "Kittanu"). In mid-December she was on the Windward Coast when she exploded with the loss of some 100 captives and some crew.[3] Apparently she had caught fire. Some crew survived.
Minerva acquired about 100 surviving captives and took them to Barbados.[4][b]
Ann does not appear in the most complete record of losses among enslaving ships,[5] or captains of enslaving ships,[6] though Brown does.[2]