Mary Ann (1807 ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Mary Ann |
| Launched | 1807, Liverpool[1] |
| Captured | April 1813 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 160,[1] or 170,[2] or 172,[3] or 180[4] (bm) |
| Complement | 25[3] |
| Armament | |
Mary Ann was launched in 1807 at Liverpool. She made one voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She then became a West Indiaman. From 1811 she became a Falmouth packet. In 1813 a United States privateer captured her.
Mary Ann first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1807.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1807 | Answorth | Fisher & Co. | Liverpool–Africa | LR |
Captain John Ainsworth acquired a letter of marque on 5 May 1807.[3] He sailed from Liverpool on 29 May 1807. Mary Ann acquired captives at the Congo River.[5]
As Mary Ann was on her way to the West Indies she encountered the sloop HMS Rattler. Rattler detained Mary Ann and sent her into Barbados, where she was later released.[6] Mary Ann had sailed after 1 May, the day that the Slave Trade Act 1807, which banned British vessels from engaging in the slave trade, took effect. However, evidently she had cleared outbound prior to 1 May and so her voyage was among the last legal British enslaving voyages.
Mary Ann arrived at Barbados on 13 February 1808 with 207 captives. She landed 32 there and sailed on to Demerara. She arrived back at Liverpool on 21 June 1808.[5]
Lloyd's Register continued to carry Mary Ann until 1814, but with data unchanged since 1807. However, although the Register of Shipping (RS) is not available in online form between 1807 and 1808, she did appear in the volume for 1809 as a West Indiaman.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1809 | Magreth (or M'Grath) | Campbell & Co. | London–Hayti | RS |
| 1810 | Birkett (or Birket) | Campbell & Co. | London–Hayti | RS |
| 1812 | Caddy | Geddies | London–Hayti | RS |
| 1814 | Caddy | Geddies | Falmouth packet | RS |
In 1811 Mary Ann became a Post Office packet, sailing out of Falmouth. She was commissioned in August 1811. Her master was James Caddy (half-pay, RN).[7]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | Caddy | Angove & Co. | Falmouth packet[4] | LR |