Sugar Cane (1786 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameSugar Cane
OwnerTurner & Co.
Launched16 October 1786, Rotherhithe
Captured1797, but recaptured and returned to service
FateNo longer listed in 1798
General characteristics
Tons burthen362, or 403
Complement33 or 40
Armament16 × 6-pounder guns

Sugar Cane, was a three-decker merchantman and convict ship. In 1793 she transported convicts from Ireland to Australia. On her return trip she sailed from Bengal to Britain under contract to the British East India Company. During the French Revolutionary Wars she sailed under a letter of marque as a slave ship. She made two voyages carrying enslaved people from West Africa to the Americas. In 1796 or 1797, on her second slave trading voyage she captured a French ship, but shortly thereafter was herself captured. The British Royal Navy recaptured her and she apparently was returned to service. She is last listed in 1798.