Lady Taylor was launched at Yarmouth in 1781 as Crown; she was renamed Lady Taylor the next year, and sailed as a West Indiaman. Between April 1793 and September 1794 she served as a hired armed sloop for the Royal Navy, during which time she convoyed merchant ships and captured one Dutch merchant ship. She returned to the West Indies trade and was wrecked in August 1796.
Career Lady Taylor first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1782.LR (1782), Seq.No.L272.
Year Master Owner Trade Source 1782 R.Ruthven Mangles & Co. London–Jamaica LR 1787 RuthvenW.Black Mangles & Co.Long & Co. London–Jamaica LR 1792 W.BlackR.Major G.&J.Abel London–JamaicaLondon−Narva LR; small repairs 1790 1793 R.MajorWelsher G.&J.Abel London−Narva LR; small repairs 1790
Hired armed ship: The Royal Navy hired Lady Taylor on a contract that lasted from 27 April 1793,ADM 35/1006 - Ships' pay books: Lady Taylor. to 11 September 1794. Commander Richard Rutherford commissioned Lady Taylor in 1793.
In March 1794, Lloyd's List reported that the armed ship Lady Taylor had brought into Dover the heavily laden merchantman Jonge Pieter.
Year Master Owner Trade Source 1794 Welsher J&J Abel London LR; small repairs 1790
Fate In August 1796 Lady Taylor, with Walstrew as master, was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.
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