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Several vessels have been named ''Rosina'': * was launched at Shields in 1796. She became a
West Indiaman West Indiaman was a general name for any merchantman sailing ship making runs from the Old World to the West Indies and the east coast of the Americas. These ships were generally strong ocean-going ships capable of handling storms in the Atlantic ...
and foundered in 1806. * was launched at Stockton-on-Tees. A lightning strike in 1809 while she was in a dockyard set fire to her but the fire was put out.''Lloyd's List'' 15 August 1809, №4379.
/ref> She then sailed for at least a decade more. * was launched at Hull in 1803. She almost immediately became a hired armed ship for the British
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for about a year. After she returned to her owners she became a
West Indiaman West Indiaman was a general name for any merchantman sailing ship making runs from the Old World to the West Indies and the east coast of the Americas. These ships were generally strong ocean-going ships capable of handling storms in the Atlantic ...
and then a transport. She was last listed in 1818. * was launched in Norway and was wrecked at Ballyrattan (or Ballycotton) Bay (near Cork) in 1810.


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