Regulus (1797 ship)

History
Spain
Captured1797
Great Britain
NamesakeRegulus
Acquired1797 by purchase of a prize
FateBroken up 1806
General characteristics
Tons burthen193, or 198, or 203, or 206 (bm)
Complement
  • 1799:18
  • 1803:70
Armament
  • 1799:8 × 12-pounder guns
  • 1803:16 × 12-pounder guns + 6 swivel guns
  • 1805:2 × 6-pounder guns + 8 × 12-pounder carronades

Regulus was built in Spain. The British captured her in 1797. She spent her career trading to the Cape of Good Hope (the Cape:CGH), and West Africa, but was not a slave ship. She was briefly a privateer. She was broken up in 1806.

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