Triton (1815 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Triton |
| Namesake | Triton |
| Builder | Gilmore & Co., Sulkea |
| Launched | 1815 |
| Fate | Sold 1815 or 1816 |
| Spain | |
| Name | Triton |
| Owner | Royal Philippine Company |
| Acquired | 1816 by purchase |
| Captured | 25 January 1817 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 560 (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 85 |
| Armament | 22 guns |
Triton was launched at Calcutta in 1815 and sold shortly thereafter to Spanish owners. She was sailing from Bengal to Cadiz when an American-built and outfitted privateer with a letter of marque from the patriotic forces in Buenos Aires captured her in January 1817 in a sanguinary single-ship action during the Argentine War of Independence.