SKIPJACK
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Schooner
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Built in 1827, Bermuda. Lost in 1841. |
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- 1830 Lieut. John ROCHE 09/1829, Jamaica.
- 1831 Lieut. Willoughby SHORTLAND, 03/1831, Jamaica.
- 1833 Lieut. W. H. WILLES (act), 06/1833, NAWI
- 1835 Lieut. Sidney USSHER (act), 09/1834, NAWI
On 8 April 1835 USSHER fought and captured the slaver MARTHA off Little Cayman in an action that lasted over seven hours. Only 447 slaves out of 790 survived both the voyage and the action. MARTHA was three times the size of SKIPJACK and armed with six 18pdr and two 12pdr guns. - 1837 Lieut. John ROBINSON, 03/1836, NAWI
On 30 November she took the slaver ULYSSES. - 1840 Lieut. Henry WRIGHT, 08/1839, NAWI
- 1841 Lieut. Augustus Charles MAY.
SKIPJACK was wrecked on the Cayman Is. during June 1841.
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