John Ward (d.1703)

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John Ward

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1691CSORN
Last Known Service8.3.1702/3CSORN
Date of Death1703CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
25.4.1691	aft.30.3.1693	Harp (10) 1691-1693 British 10 Gun Unrated Ketch , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 106/411/389	BWAS-1603
4.8.1693		Captain	CSORN
4.8.1693	19.2.1693/94	Cambridge (70) 1666-1694 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
8.9.1694		Court Martial : John Ward, Captain, HMS Cambridge. Royal Navy Court Martial, 8 September 1694. Crime: Loss of the Cambridge in extremely bad weather while passing through the straits of Gibraltar. Verdict: Acquitted.	ADM 1/5254
9.5.1695	6.1695	Lyme (32) 1695-1720 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/3/56	BWAS-1603
26.8.1696	bef.3.5.1698	Saint Joseph (8) 1692-1698 British 8 Gun Unrated Fireship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/4/104 Confirmed 16.6.1697	ADM 6/4
2.3.1701/2	8.3.1702/3	Arundel (32) 1695-1713 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/7/14	ADM 6/7

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