John Shortland (d.1803)

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John Shortland

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1758CSORN
WifeMargaretADM 6/340
Brother
Thomas George ShortlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
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Last Known Service2.6.1790CSORN
Date of Death17.1.1803ADM 6/340

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1758 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/69RNLPC
12.12.1763 LieutenantCSORN
12.12.176319.1.1764
Melampe (36) 1757-1764
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/20/33
Issued by
Richard TyrrellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1760
, Barbados
Confirmed 21.6.1764		ADM 6/20
18.1.17666.5.1766
Launceston 1741-1784
British unarmed
5th Rate Ship of the Line
1752 Renamed "Launceston Hulk"
1758 Renamed "Launceston"
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/20/102		ADM 6/20
13.6.176622.6.1769
Bellona (74) 1760-1814
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/20/124		ADM 6/20
23.11.176911.5.1772
Achilles (60) 1756-1784
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/20/262		ADM 6/20
21.9.17736.9.1774
Ardent (64) 1764-1779
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/20/518		ADM 6/20
6.9.177417.11.1775
Ardent (64) 1764-1779
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/21/46		ADM 6/20
16.11.177510.5.1776
Good Intent (Unknown) 1775-1776
British Unknown Gun
Hired Tender
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer ADM 106/1231/293		ADM 2
30.4.17761.10.1781
Britannia (Unknown) 1776-1783
British Unknown Gun
Hired Tender
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		PMD
2.17781782Appointed Agent for TransportsADM354
30.1.17902.6.1790
Bombay Castle (74) 1782-1796
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/18		ADM 6/24
21.9.1790 CommanderCSORN
21.9.17908.10.1790
Vesuvius (8) 1776-1812
British 8 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/69		ADM 6/24
8.10.17902.2.1791
Severn (44) 1786-1804
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/75		ADM 6/24
2.2.17915.1.1792
Assurance (22) 1780-1815
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
, Commander, and Commanding Officer: On board from 6.2.1791 ADM 6/24/106		BWAS-1714
1.180410.1804
Dolphin (8) 1781-1817
British 8 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
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