Richard Manley (d.1759)

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Richard Manley

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service25.11.1738CSORN
Last Known Service8.5.1759CSORN
Date of Death1759CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
10.6.1743	16.8.1743	Orford (70) 1713-1745 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Master's Mate ADM 6/86/88	ADM 6/86
25.5.1744		Lieutenant	CSORN
14.2.1744/45	12.3.1744/45	Launceston (44) 1741-1784 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line 1752 Renamed "Launceston Hulk" 1758 Renamed "Launceston" , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/94 Issued by Peter WarrenBritish Naval Sailor Service 1716-1748 , Barbados Confirmed 22.4.1746	ADM 6/17
23.2.1745	27.2.1745	Attack on the British convoy in Antigua
27.2.1744/45		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 6/86/88	RNLPC
13.3.1744/45	26.6.1745	Launceston (44) 1741-1784 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line 1752 Renamed "Launceston Hulk" 1758 Renamed "Launceston" , First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/94 Issued by Peter WarrenBritish Naval Sailor Service 1716-1748 , Barbados Confirmed 22.4.1746	ADM 6/17
27.6.1745	29.9.1745	Chester (50) 1744-1767 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/95 Issued by Peter WarrenBritish Naval Sailor Service 1716-1748 , Barbados Confirmed 25.4.1746	ADM 6/17
30.9.1745	26.4.1746	Superb (60) 1736-1757 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , First Lieutenant: On board from 10.10.1745 ADM 6/17/95 Issued by Peter WarrenBritish Naval Sailor Service 1716-1748 , Barbados Confirmed 25.4.1746	ADM 6/17
8.5.1759		Dismissed from the Navy for "drunken, scandalous, infamous, cruel, oppressive and fraudulent behavior".	ADM 12/27

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