Amelia

Amelia was built in France in 1787. The British captured her in 1793. She became a general trader that made one voyage as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery before returning to trading. She also made one voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She was last listed in 1806, but the data is stale. Career Although the British captured Amelia in 1793, she does not appear in Lloyd's Register until 1795. At that time her master is Whitock, her owner is Lushington, and her trade is London—St Vincent. In late 1795 and early 1796, Amelia sailed as part of Admiral Hugh Cloberry Christian's expedition to the West Indies. After numerous false starts aborted by weather issues, the fleet sailed on 26 April to invade St Lucia, with troops under Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby. St Lucia surrendered to the British on 25 May. The British went on to capture Saint Vincent and Grenada. It is not clear when Amelia returned to Britain. Lloyd's Register for 1798 shows Amelias master as Scott, her owner as Lushington, and her trade as South Seas Fishery.