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Lutine (32)
1793-1799
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1793)
Blenheim (90)
1761-1801
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1761)
Discovery (10)
1789-1834
British 10 Gun
Other
Discovery Vessel
(1789)
Tetis (34)
1793-1799
Spanish 34 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1793)
Ethalion (38)
1797-1799
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1797)
Naiad (38)
1797-1866
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1797)
Santa Brigida (34)
1785-1799
Spanish 34 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1785)
Impregnable (98)
1786-1799
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1786)
Lutine (32)
1793-1799
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1793)
Diadem (64)
1782-1832
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1782)
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William Matterface
Nationality
British
Roles
Naval Sailor
First Known Service
8.7.1807
CSORN
Wife
Joanna Cole - Married
11.10.1808
ADM 6/353
Last Known Service
26.9.1814
CSORN
Date of Death
26.9.1814
-
Faial
TRN6
Cause of Death
Enemy action
CSORN
Will Probated
8.4.1815
,
PROB 11/1567/133
Event History
Date from
Date to
Event
Source
8.7.1807
Lieutenant
CSORN
1814
26.9.1814
Rota (38)
1807-1816
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
,
First Lieutenant
JAMES6
26.9.1814
Action of 1814-09-26
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
ADM 6/353
ADM 6/353 1815 Applicants to the Charity for the relief of Officers' Widows
Document
CSORN
Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy
David Bonner-Smith
,
Robert L. DiNardo
,
David Syrett
,
Web Site
JAMES6
Naval History of Great Britain Volume 6
William James
,
Digital Book
TRN6
The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol VI
William Laird Clowes
,
Digital Book
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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 12:22
Jon Miller
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1793-1799
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British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ethalion' (1797) (38)
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