James (1806 ship)
James was launched in Spain in 1802, almost certainly under another name. She was captured in 1804 and became a slave ship. She made one complete slave trading voyage and was condemned after delivering her slaves on her second slave trading voyage. Career. "James" first appeared in "Lloyd's Register" ("LR") and the "Register of Shipping" ("RS") in 1806. 1st slave trading voyage (1806–1807): Captain Robert Tyrer sailed from Liverpool on 2 February 1806 and started acquiring slaves on the Gold Coast on 13 April. "James" left Africa on 6 June and arrived at St Vincent on  28 July. She sailed from St Vincent on 7 November and arrived back at Liverpool on 17 January 1807. She had left Liverpool with 28 crew members and she suffered one crew death on her voyage. The Slave Trade Act 1807, which forbade British vessels from engaging in the slave trade, was passed on 25 March 1807, and took effect on 1 May 1807. 2nd slave trading voyage (1807–1808): Captain William Thompson sailed from Liverpool on 28 March, that is, after the Act had passed, but before it took effect. His voyage was therefore legal. "James" acquired slaves at Gabon , and arrived at Barbados with 221 slaves on 4 December. She landed 28 and then sailed on to Demerara. Fate. After "James" arrived at Demerara she was condemned. "LR" for 1808 carried the annotation "condemned".