Malvina (1796 ship)

History
United Kingdom
NameMalvina
NamesakeMalvina
Launched1796
FateCaptured 1804
General characteristics
Tons burthen135, or 137, or 145 (bm)
PropulsionSail
Complement20
Armament
  • 1801: 10 × 4-pounder guns + 2 × 6-pounder carronades
  • 1803:6 × 3&4-pounder guns + 2 × 6-pounder carronades + 4 swivel guns

Malvina was launched in 1796 in the United States. She first appeared in British on-line sources in 1800 as a West Indiaman. She made one voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved persons between May 1803 and late 1804, when she was captured.