Young Nicholas (1798 ship)
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Young Nicholas was built in Holland in 1790 under another name. The British captured her in 1798 and Prinsep & Saunders purchased her and named her Young Nicholas. She made one voyage under license from the British East India Company (EIC) that resulted in legal difficulties. Next she had a short, unsuccessful cruise as a privateer that resulted in a French privateer capturing her in a single-ship action, but then releasing her. Lastly, she made a third cruise that resulted in French privateer capturing her, the Royal Navy recapturing her, and her being wrecked in a hurricane. This cruise too resulted in legal difficulties culminating in a notable court case.
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History | |
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Dutch Republic & Batavian Republic | |
Builder | Holland[1][2] |
Launched | 1790[1][2] |
Captured | c.1798 |
Great Britain | |
Name | Young Nicholas |
Owner | Prinsep & Co.,[1][2] equally Prinsep & Saunders[3] |
Acquired | c.1798 by purchase of a prize |
Fate | Wrecked 3 September 1804 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 392,[4] or 393,[1] or 400[3](bm) |
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