Golden Age (1783 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Golden Age |
| Launched | 1779, Havana |
| Acquired | 1783 by purchase of a prize |
| Captured | 1 September 1793 |
| France | |
| Name | Republican |
| Acquired | 1794 by purchase of a prize |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 360, or 377, or 399, or 400 (bm) |
| Length | 108 ft 0 in (32.9 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft 6 in (8.7 m) |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament |
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| Notes | Three decks and three masts |
Golden Age was launched at Havana in 1779, almost certainly under another name. She was taken in prize circa 1783. From late 1783 she sailed from Liverpool as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She made four complete voyages. On her third her captives rebelled, but were unsuccessful. A French private frigate captured her in 1793 after she had disembarked her captives from her fifth enslaving voyage. Her captors took her into Philadelphia where she was sold to a French owner who named her Republican, and sailed her to France.