Æolus (1787 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameAeolus
Launched1787, Liverpool
FateLast listed 1808
General characteristics
Tons burthen
  • Originally: 159, or 180, or 181 (bm)
  • After lengthening: 218, or 221 (bm)
Length76 ft 0 in (23.2 m) (Originally)
Beam22 ft 6 in (6.9 m) (Originally)
Complement
  • 1796: 20
  • 1800: 25
  • 1804: 40
  • 1805: 30
Armament
  • 1796: 8 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1799: 2 × 3-pounder + 14 × 4-pounder + 4 × 12-pounder guns
  • 1800: 20 × 6&12–pounder guns
  • 1804: 20 × 4&6&12–pounder guns
  • 1805: 18 × 12&6&4–pounder guns
NotesTwo decks & three masts

Aeolus (or Eolus) was built in Liverpool. Between 1787 and 1806 she made 13 voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. On one voyage she repelled an attack by a French privateer in a single ship action. She was last listed in 1808.

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