Kitty (1810 ship)
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- 1810: "Crutchlw"
- 1811:Roach & Co.
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Launched | 1805 |
| Captured | c.1810 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Kitty |
| Owner |
|
| Acquired | 1810, by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Captured and burnt 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig |
| Tons burthen | 115, or 116[1] (bm) |
| Complement | 18[1] |
| Armament | |
Kitty was a French vessel taken in prize c. 1810. She became a West Indiaman and then, following a change of ownership, a privateer. She was one of only two British privateers to target slave traders. She captured three off Sierra Leone before one of her targets captured her in 1814, killing her master, enslaving some of her crew, and setting fire to her.
Kitty enters Lloyd's Register in 1810.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1810[3] | R. Banks | "Crutchlw" | London-Barbados |
| 1811[2] | R.Banks J. Gibbs |
"Crutchlw" Roach & Co. |
London-Barbados Liverpool-Africa |
| 1812[4] | J.B.Gibbs Roach |
Roach & Co. | Liverpool-Africa |
| 1813[5] | J. Roach | Roach & Co. | Liverpool-Africa |
| 1814[6] | J. Roach | Roach & Co. | Liverpool-Africa |
John Roach acquired Kitty in 1811. He received a letter of marque for her on 2 October 1812.[1]
In early 1813 Kitty captured three slave ships off Sierra Leone, all of which she took into Freetown where the Vice admiralty court condemned them:[7]
| Date | Name | Nationality | Type | Slaves landed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | Amelia | 85 | ||
| 4 June 1813 | San Jose Triumfo | Spanish | Brig | 96 |
| 4 June 1813 | Phoenix | Portuguese | Brig | 1 |
The need to put prize crews aboard San Jose Triumfo and Phoenix strained Roach's resources. Instead, at the cost of sharing the proceeds, he arranged for HMS Thais to take them into Freetown.[8]
