Ranger was launched in 1791 in New Providence and immediately came to Britain. She generally traded between Liverpool and New Providence. She underwent grounding in 1795 and in 1796 her owners had her repaired, lengthened, and converted from a brig to a ship. A French privateer captured her in August 1797 after a single-ship action. In a process that is currently obscure, Ranger returned to British ownership circa 1799. She then became a West Indiaman. From 1803 on she became a Liverpool-based slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She made one complete slave trading voyage. Then French privateers captured her after she had embarked slaves in West Africa but before she could deliver them to the West Indies. A United States citizen purchased her at Guadeloupe and renamed her
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| - Ranger was launched in 1791 in New Providence and immediately came to Britain. She generally traded between Liverpool and New Providence. She underwent grounding in 1795 and in 1796 her owners had her repaired, lengthened, and converted from a brig to a ship. A French privateer captured her in August 1797 after a single-ship action. In a process that is currently obscure, Ranger returned to British ownership circa 1799. She then became a West Indiaman. From 1803 on she became a Liverpool-based slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She made one complete slave trading voyage. Then French privateers captured her after she had embarked slaves in West Africa but before she could deliver them to the West Indies. A United States citizen purchased her at Guadeloupe and renamed her (en)
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| - Delaware (en)
- Ranger (en)
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Ship acquired
| - By purchase of a prize (en)
- Circa May 1805 by purchase of a prize (en)
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Ship sail plan
| - *1791: Brig
*1796: Ship (en)
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Ship armament
| - *1793: 10 × 4-pounder guns
*1794: 2 × 6-pounder guns
*1803: 14 × 4-pounder guns (en)
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Ship complement
| - *1793: 4
*1803: 23 or 24 (en)
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Ship country
| - Great Britain (en)
- United Kingdom (en)
- United States of America (en)
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Ship name
| - Delaware (en)
- Ranger (en)
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Ship notes
| - Built of live oak and cedar (en)
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Ship owner
| - Francis Bruel, Philadelphia (en)
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Ship tons burthen
| - *1791: 105, or 107
*1796: 151, or 154, or 160 (en)
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| - Ranger was launched in 1791 in New Providence and immediately came to Britain. She generally traded between Liverpool and New Providence. She underwent grounding in 1795 and in 1796 her owners had her repaired, lengthened, and converted from a brig to a ship. A French privateer captured her in August 1797 after a single-ship action. In a process that is currently obscure, Ranger returned to British ownership circa 1799. She then became a West Indiaman. From 1803 on she became a Liverpool-based slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She made one complete slave trading voyage. Then French privateers captured her after she had embarked slaves in West Africa but before she could deliver them to the West Indies. A United States citizen purchased her at Guadeloupe and renamed her Delaware. In 1805 the Royal Navy recaptured her. She was returned to her British owners who sailed her between Ireland and Newfoundland. She was last listed in 1814. (en)
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