Christopher (1785 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameChristopher
Owner
  • 1786:Galley & Co
  • 1788:Leyland
Launched1780 at America
Acquired1785
FateSunk 1794
General characteristics
Tons burthen
  • 1786:140, or 170 (bm)
  • 1791:189 (bm)
  • 1793:169 (bm)
Length82 ft 0 in (25.0 m)
Beam22 ft 0 in (6.7 m) (above the wales)
Depth of hold4 ft 5 in (1.3 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement45 1793
Armament14 × 4-pounder guns (1793)
NotesTwo decks and three masts

Christopher was a ship built in America and taken in prize in 1780. She first appears in British records in 1786. Liverpool merchants purchased her before then, probably in 1785. Thereafter she made eight voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She sank in 1794 in the harbour at Saint Croix.