Boyd (1783 ship)
The gunpowder stores blowing up on Boyd, painting by Louis John Steele (1889) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Boyd |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Hill, Limehouse, River Thames |
| Launched | 1783 |
| Fate | Captured January 1797 |
| France | |
| Acquired | January 1797 by capture |
| Fate | Sold 1802–03 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Boyd |
| Owner | Boddington |
| Acquired | 1802–03 by purchase |
| Fate | Burnt December 1809 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 392, or 395, or 400, or 407, or 42554⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 109 ft 8 in (33.4 m) (overall); 87 ft 0 in (26.5 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft 8 in (9.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 28 |
| Armament |
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Boyd was a brigantine built in 1783, at Limehouse on the river Thames, England. She originally traded as a West Indiaman, sailing between London and Saint Kitts. Then between 1795 and 1797, she performed a voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). The French captured her as she was homeward bound, but her owners repurchased her in 1803. In 1804, the French captured her again, but the Royal Navy recaptured her and returned her to her owners. In 1809, she transported convicts to New South Wales for the British government. After delivering the convicts she sailed to New Zealand where Maori warriors attacked her, killing and eating almost her entire crew and passengers. They then burnt her.