Defiance (1802 ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Defiance |
| Acquired | 1802 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Wrecked December 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 267 (bm) |
| Complement | 30 |
Defiance was a French vessel that first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1803 with N.Long, master, Gibbons & Co., owners, and trade London–South Seas.[1] That is, she intended to sail as a whaler. She sailed for the South Seas on 7 December 1802, but immediately put into Ramsgate, having sustained damage when she ran on to the Brake.[2] She was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of France in late December 1802. Captain Nathan Long (of Nantucket), her mate, and seven other crew drowned; 21 crew survived.[3][4][5]
It is highly likely that this Defiance is the Defiance that made three voyages as a slave ship and that a privateer captured in late 1800.
