Gabriel (1794 ship)

The Gabriel was a merchant vessel launched in 1794. Sources indicate that she was likely built in France, possibly as a privateer during the French Revolutionary Wars. Her subsequent history primarily involves her acquisition by British interests and service as a transport ship, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. She frequently operated under contract to the British government, carrying cargo and personnel between Britain and various locations in the West Indies, the Mediterranean, and occasionally the Indian Ocean. Details of her construction, precise dimensions, and specific ownership changes remain somewhat fragmented across historical records, though Lloyd's Register and similar ship registers of the period provide partial information on her ownership, master, tonnage, and trade routes. The Gabriel disappears from these records in the mid-1810s, suggesting she was either wrecked, sold and renamed, or otherwise removed from active service around that time. Further research into maritime archives and shipping records would be required to definitively determine her ultimate fate.