Royal Edward (1796 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Alexandre |
| Launched | 1782 |
| Captured | c.1795 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Royal Edward |
| Owner | Various |
| Acquired | c.1796 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Condemned and broken up in 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 35131⁄94, or 367, or 369, or 375(bm) |
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Royal Edward was launched in 1782 in France as Alexandre. The British captured her c.1796, and new owners changed her name. She then sailed for a few years as a West Indiaman before completing four voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She returned to the West India trade after leaving enslaving, and then traded more generally. She was condemned as unseaworthy and broken up in Bengal in 1815.