Æolus (1783 ship)
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Æolus, also spelt Aeolus (or frequently Eolus), was a snow sailing ship built in 1783 at Åbenrå in Denmark as a West Indiaman. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1807. Buckle & Co. purchased her as a prize. In 1808-9 she transported convicts to Port Jackson, New South Wales. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1816.
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Name | Æolus |
Namesake | Aeolus |
Builder | Henrik Gerner,[lower-alpha 1] |
Laid down | 1781[1] |
Launched | 1783[1] |
Fate | Captured 1807 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Æolus |
Acquired | 1807-8 |
Fate | Last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1815 |
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General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 278,[2] 289,[3] or 290,[4] or 310[5] (bm) |
Length | 107'9" at the waterline (Danish fod and tomme)[1] |
Propulsion | Sail |
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