Benson (1794 ship) was launched in Liverpool as a
West Indiaman. She sailed under a
letter of marque and in December 1798 engaged in a notable
single-ship action in which she repelled an attack by a French naval corvette of superior force. Benson was wrecked on 23 March 1811.
Benson (1811 ship) was launched at Quebec. She entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1813. She was condemned at
Mauritius in 1817 and her loss gave rise to a notable court case.
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Benson (1794 ship) was launched in Liverpool as a
West Indiaman. She sailed under a
letter of marque and in December 1798 engaged in a notable
single-ship action in which she repelled an attack by a French naval corvette of superior force. Benson was wrecked on 23 March 1811.
Benson (1811 ship) was launched at Quebec. She entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1813. She was condemned at
Mauritius in 1817 and her loss gave rise to a notable court case.
List of ships with the same or similar names
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.