Aggie (1777 ship)
Aggie (or Agie), was launched in Liverpool in 1777. She traded locally until 1781 when her owners renamed her Spy. She briefly became a privateer, and then a slave ship. The French Navy captured her in 1782 in the West Indies as she was arriving to deliver her cargo of slaves on her first slave-trading voyage.
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Aggie, or Agie |
| Builder | Liverpool |
| Launched | 1777 |
| Renamed | Spy (1781) |
| Captured | 4 June 1782 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 80,[1] or 110[2] ( (bm) |
| Armament | 14 × 4-pounder guns |
Career
Agie first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1778.[3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 | R.Downes | R.Wicksted | Liverpool–Limerick | LR |
| 1779 | R.Downes | R.Wicksted | Liverpool–Elsinor | LR |
| 1780 | R.Downes | R.Wicksted | Galway Bay | LR |
| 1781 | R.Downes Burrows |
Wickstead | Liverpool–Limerick | LR; "now the Spy" |
| 1781 | J.Burrows | R.Wichfield | Liverpool privateer Liverpool–Africa |
LR; raised 1780 |
| 1782 | J.Burrows | Wickstead | Liverpool–Africa | LR; ex-Aggie |
Slave trading voyage: Captain John Burrows sailed Spy from Liverpool in July 1781, bound for West Africa.[1]
On 4 June 1782 two French frigates captured Spy, Burrows, master, and took her into Dominica. She was carrying 250 slaves and six tons of ivory.[4]
Citations
- Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Spy voyage #83594.
- LR (1781), "S" supple. pages, Seq.No.S520.
- LR (1778), Seq.No.A98.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (1396). 13 September 1782. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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