Minerva (1805 whaler)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Minerve |
| Builder | Bordeaux |
| Commissioned | 1800 |
| Captured | 1805 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Minerva |
| Owner | Charles, Samuel & George Enderby |
| Acquired | 1805 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Crew mutinied; taken 1805 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 322,(French; of load), or 324, (bm) |
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Minerva was the French letter of marque Minerve, a former privateer from Bordeaux, that the Royal Navy captured in September 1804. Samuel Enderby & Sons purchased her c.1805 for use as a whaler. She was taken off the coast of Peru circa August 1805 after a crewman had killed her captain and her crew had mutinied.