Trojan (1795 ship)

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NameTrojan
BuilderSimon Temple, South Shields[1]
Launched1795, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
FateWrecked 1802
Great Britain
NameTrojan
BuilderSimon Temple, South Shields[1]
Launched1795, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
FateWrecked 1802
General characteristics
Tons burthen386,[2] or 387[3] (bm)
Armament10 × 6-pounder guns[3]

Trojan was launched at Newcastle in 1795. She made one voyage, to the Cape of Good Hope, under charter to the British East India Company (EIC). She then became a West Indiaman. She was wrecked in December 1802.

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