Antelope (1798 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Launched | 1795 |
| Captured | 1798 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Antelope |
| Acquired | 1798 by purchase of a prize |
| Captured | 13 October 1805 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 186, or 187, or 190 (bm) |
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Antelope was a French vessel launched in 1795 that the British captured circa 1798. She sailed primarily as a West Indiaman until circa 1804 when Daniel Bennett purchased her and sent her out as a privateer operating off South America, first in the Atlantic and then the Pacific. A Spanish armed merchantman captured her in 1805, in a single ship action that resulted in the death of Antelope's master. A Spanish merchant then sent Antelope to Spain.