Lynx (1776 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameLynx
BuilderWhitby
Launched26 November 1776
Captured23 January 1812
General characteristics
Tons burthen325, or 337 (bm)
Length99 ft (30 m)
Beam28 ft (9 m)
Armament
  • 1799: 8 × 4-pounder guns
  • 1806: 6 × 6-pounder guns

Lynx was launched at Whitby in 1776. From 1777 to 1798 she traded with the Baltic. Between 1798 and 1811 Lynx engaged in whaling in Davis Strait, in the British northern whale fishery. She then changed to trading with New Brunswick; in 1812 a French privateer captured her.