Liverpool

The Liverpool was a British privateer that operated during the Seven Years' War. She made four cruises from June 1757 to March 1759, and took more than a dozen prizes in an 18 month career. She was described as ‘one of the finest privateers belonging to the period’. Description Liverpool was a ship-rigged merchant ship from the city of Liverpool which was outfitted as a privateer in the spring of 1757, after the outbreak of war between the Britain and France. she was outfitted by a Mr. Hardwar and was captained by William Hutchinson, an associate of Mersey privateer Fortunatus Wright. Liverpool was outfitted with 22 guns, 18 of them 12-pounders. She was described as 'the ship Liverpool, of 250 tons burthen, a remarkably fast vessel'. Career Liverpool's first cruise began on 10 June 1757, and ranged across the South-Western Approaches and the coast of France. It continued until 24 November 1757, during which time she took ten prizes, including the Grand Marquis de Tournay, valued at £20,000. Her second cruise, from January to August 1758, ranged along the coast of France and into the Mediterranean, during which she took another seven prizes.