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William Urry

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service5.9.1695CSORN
A.K.A.UrreyADM 6/6
Last Known Service1703CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
5.9.1695		Captain	CSORN
5.9.1695	12.2.1695/96	Swallow Prize (18) 1692-1696 British 18 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/3/75	BWAS-1603
20.6.1696		Court Martial : William Urrey, Captain, HMS Swallow. Crime: Loss of ship. Verdict: Acquitted.	ADM 1/5256
23.10.1696	18.1.1696/97	Seaford (28) 1695-1697 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/4/41	ADM 6/4
25.3.1697	10.10.1697	Roebuck (24) 1690-1701 British 24 Gun 5th Rate Fireship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/4/85	BWAS-1603
6.3.1700/1	15.3.1700/1	Terrible (26) 1694-1710 British 26 Gun 5th Rate Fireship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/69	ADM 6/6
16.3.1700/1	24.4.1701	Experiment (32) 1689-1717 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/75	ADM 6/6
25.4.1701	13.10.1702	Sheerness (32) 1691-1717 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/25	BWAS-1603
1703		Dismissed from the Navy	CSORN

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IDNameAuthorType

ADM 1/5256 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

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Posted by Robert Boon on Thursday 2nd of March 2017 22:23

Saturday, 26 Decemb. [1702] - Admiral Hobson has prevailed with the queen to pardon capt. Urry, late commander of the Sheernesse frigat, who was condemned to be shot for cowardice.

A brief historical relation of state affairs: from September 1678 to April 1714 By Narcissus Luttrell

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