Molly (1759 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameMolly
Launched1759
Captured1806
General characteristics
Tons burthen273, or 290, or 300 (bm)
Armament
  • 1781: 6 × 6-pounder + 6 × 9-pounder guns
  • 1794: 6 × 6-pounder guns

Molly was launched in the Thirteen Colonies in 1759, probably under the same name. From 1776 on she was a whaler, sailing to the northern whale fishery from Kingston-on-Hull. She made annual whaling voyages until 1806 when a French frigate captured her.