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Othello

1786 UK slave ship


Country of Registry
United Kingdom
Inception
1786
Vessel Type
slave ship

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The Othello was a ship built in 1786 in France and later captured by the British Royal Navy. Initially named the Othello, it was renamed HMS Othello after its capture. The ship had a notable history, serving in various capacities including as a transport ship and a prison ship. It participated in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, playing a role in multiple naval engagements. The Othello was eventually decommissioned in 1815 and sold for scrap. The ship's history provides insight into the naval warfare tactics and strategies employed during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

This description has been generated using GPT-3.5-TURBO based on the Vessel's wikidata information and then modified by ShipIndex.org staff.

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7 ship citations (1 free) in 2 resources

Othello (1786)
Book The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: A Database on CD-ROM
Author David Eltis, Stephen D. Behrendt, David Richardson, and Herbert S. Klein, eds.
Published Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England,
ISBN 0521629101, 9780521629102
Page see CD-ROM
Othello (Capt: Christian, David; Ship, Built in Liverpool, England, 1786; 208 tons; Voyage: 1/14/1794 to 12/13/1794) Subscribe to view
Othello (Capt: Christian, David; Ship, Built in Liverpool, England, 1786; 208 tons; Voyage: 6/22/1795 to …) Subscribe to view
Othello (Capt: McGauley, James; Ship, Built in Liverpool, England, 1786; 122 tons; Voyage: 12/20/1786 to 3/16/1789) Subscribe to view
Othello (Capt: Powell, John; Ship, Built in Liverpool, England, 1786; 208 tons; Voyage: 3/16/1790 to 2/16/1791) Subscribe to view
Othello (Capts: Hewitt, William; and Jolly, Thomas; Ship, Built in Liverpool, England, 1786; 208 tons; Voyage: 5/5/1792 to 9/25/1793) Subscribe to view
Othello (Capts: Powell, John; and Hewitt, William; Ship, Built in Liverpool, England, 1786; 208 tons; Voyage: 4/8/1791 to 3/16/1792) Subscribe to view