Lusitania (1805 ship)

History
United Kingdom
NameLusitania
OwnerVarious
BuilderWells, or Wales
Launched1805, or 1804
FateLast listed 1838
General characteristics
Tons burthen243 (bm), or 244, or 245 (bm), or 243 (bm)
Complement18
Armament
  • 1805:6 × 4-pounder guns
  • 1807:10 × 9-pounder guns
  • 1813(1):2 × 12-pounder guns + 8 × 9-pounder carronades
  • 1813(2):6 guns

Lusitania was a British merchant vessel launched in 1804. She emerges from the general background for two notable events in her history, one in 1813 when the French Navy captured and released her, and then between 1826 and 1830 for a whaling voyage. She was probably wrecked in 1834.