History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | Britannia |
Builder | Scotland [1] |
Launched | 1788 [1] |
Fate | Wrecked 8 February 1794 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 206 [1] ( bm) |
Britannia was launched in 1788 in Scotland and first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1789 with D.Hunter, master, Hunter & Co., owners, and trade Greenock-Virginia. [1] LR for 1794 showed her with D.Martin, master, Macneil & co., owners, and trade Greenock–New York. [2] Britannia, of Glasgow, was under the command of Captain D. Martin when she wrecked on 8 February 1794 in the Wreck of the Ten Sail. [3]
Captain Daniel Martin, of Britannia, was one of the eight people who drowned in the wrecking. [4] The people on Grand Cayman were themselves suffering from the consequences of recent hurricanes and could offer little help to the survivors. [4]