Otway (1800 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Otway |
| Owner |
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| Acquired | 1800 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Captured 1806 |
| France | |
| Name | Alert or Alerte |
| Acquired | 1806 by purchase of a prize |
| Captured | 14 October 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 374 (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
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Otway was a French or Spanish vessel built in 1799 that became a Liverpool-based slave ship in 1800. She made four voyages in the triangular trade in enslaved people, delivering captives from West Africa to the West Indies before the French Navy captured her in 1806. She became the Guadeloupe-based privateer Alerte (or Alert) and captured a number of British merchantmen before the Royal Navy captured her i October 1807.