Suffolk (1800 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameSuffolk
Owner
  • 1800:Robertson & Co.
  • Later:R. Murray
BuilderGraham, Harwich
Launched25 June 1800
Captured1805
NotesHackman conflates this Suffolk with Suffolk (1803 ship), and Suffolk (1795 ship).
General characteristics
Tons burthen369, or 377, or 377+7094, or 430 (bm)
Complement
  • 1800:25
  • 1804:32
Armament
  • 1800:20 × 18&12-pounder guns
  • 1800:20 × 18-pounder + 8 × 12-pounder carronades
  • 1804:16 × 6&12-pounder guns

Suffolk was launched in 1800. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). She grounded in 1802 but was refloated. She then made a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope (CGH or the Cape). On her return she became a West Indiaman. A Spanish privateer captured her in 1805.