Caroline (1794 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Caroline |
| Builder | France |
| Launched | 1792 |
| Acquired | 1794 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Foundered 2 February 1801 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 286, or 290 (bm) |
| Complement | 35 |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pounder guns + 16 × 12-pounder carronades |
Caroline was a ship launched in France in 1792, possibly under another name. She was taken in prize in 1794 and sailed first as a West Indiaman, then as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery, and finally as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She was lost in 1801, after she had delivered her captives to Kingston, Jamaica on her second voyage from Africa.