Wheel of Fortune (1759)


Material Propulsion Country Year Launched
Wood Wind, Sail United States 1759
Length (feet) Displacement (tons)
Unknown Unknown

Schooner. Historical Note Ship fitted out for slave expedition from Providence in 1758; marked reentry of Brown brothers into transatlantic slave trade. Venture proved to be financially disastrous as slave-laden ship was captured on homeward leg by a French privateer.

Sources

Robert A. McCaughey

Related People

Nicholas Brown
John Brown
Moses Brown
Obadiah Brown
James Brown
Joseph Brown

Compiler

Peter Richards

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