Thames (1807 American ship)

History
United Kingdom
NameThames
NamesakeRiver Thames
OwnerBebby & Co.
BuilderNew York
Launched1798
Acquired1807
Captured10 January 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen171 (bm)
Sail planSnow
Complement
  • 1809: 25
  • At capture: 14
Armament
  • 1809: 12 × 9&6-pounder guns
  • 1813: 6 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 12-pounder carronades
  • At capture: 4 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 12-pounder carronades

Thames was launched in New York in 1798, probably under another name. Bebby & Co., of Liverpool, acquired her circa 1807. An American privateer captured Thames in January 1813 as Thames was sailing back to Liverpool from Africa.