Amphitrite (1789 ship)
Amphitrites origins are obscure. She first appeared in "Lloyd's Register" in 1789. Her entry notes that she had been almost rebuilt in 1783 and had undergone a good repair in 1788, presumably under a different name. From 1789 to 1799 she was a whaler in the Northern (Greenland) Whale Fishery. She then started on a voyage as a slave ship but capsized off the coast of Africa. Slave voyage and loss. Captain James Cosnahan acquired a letter of marque on 20 March 1799. Cosnachan (or Cosmacher) sailed "Amphitrite" (or Amphitut) from Liverpool on 16 June, bound  for Bonny; she was legally allowed to transport up to 470 slaves. "Lloyd's List" ("LL") reported on 10 January 1800 that "Amphitrite", Cochrane, master, had capsized at New Calabar, Africa. The Trans Atlantic Slave Trade database has "Amphitrite" being captured. However, there were two "Amphitrite"s of Liverpool that were engaged in gathering slaves off the coast of Africa in late 1799, and both were lost. The other was , Adams, master, which by elimination appears to be the one that the French captured. Citations and references. Citations References