Hazard (1779 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameHazard
Launched1779, Bermuda
Captured1793
General characteristics
Tons burthen126, or 138, or 150, or 152, or 160 (bm)
Length69 ft 8 in (21.2 m)
Beam21 ft 0 in (6.4 m)
Complement25
Armament8 × 4-pounder guns
NotesTwo decks & three masts

Hazard was launched in 1779 in Bermuda. In 1787 she sailed to Liverpool and commenced trading from there, particularly to West Africa. In 1791 she became a slave ship, making one complete voyage in the Atlantic triangular slave trade. On her second voyage a French privateer captured her in 1793.