Bud (1783 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Bud |
| Launched | 1783, Liverpool |
| Fate | Condemned circa June 1801 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen |
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| Length | 65 ft 0 in (19.8 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft 4 in (5.9 m) |
| Complement | 28 |
| Armament | 14 × 3-pounder guns + 2 swivel guns |
| Notes | Two decks & three masts |
Bud was launched at Liverpool in 1783. Between 1783 and 1800 she made 12 complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. In 1796 she repelled an attack by a faster, better armed, and more heavily crewed French privateer in a single ship action. Then in 1798, a French privateer captured her in another single ship action after Bud's short but sanguinary resistance. The Royal Navy quickly captured her, and her captor. On her 13th enslaving voyage she was condemned at Kingston, Jamaica after she had arrived with her captives.