Belisarius (1781 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | |
| Name | Belisarius |
| Namesake | Belisarius |
| Owner | William & John Shatttuck, Boston |
| Launched | 1781 |
| Captured | 7 August 1781 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Bellisarius |
| Acquired | 26 August 1781 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Sold 2 December 1783 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Bellisarius |
| Acquired | 1783 by purchase |
| Fate | Wrecked 2 September 1787 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 440, or 48726⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam | 30 ft 2 in (9.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 0 in (4.6 m) |
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Belisarius was launched in Massachusetts in 1781. The British Royal Navy captured later that year and took her into service as HMS Bellisarius. She captured several American privateers, including one in a single ship action, before the Navy sold her in 1783. Her new owners sailed her as a merchantman between London and British Honduras. In 1787, she carried emigrants to Sierra Leone for the Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor, before returning to trading with Honduras. She was wrecked in September 1787.