James Webb (d.1761)

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James Webb

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1728CSORN
Last Known Service5.6.1759CSORN
Date of Death14.5.1761 - Plymouth SoundDCB

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1728		Entered the Navy	DCB
14.9.1744		Lieutenant	ADM 6/16
1.5.1745		Commander	ADM 6/16
1.5.1745	24.6.1746	Jamaica (10) 1744-1770 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/473	BWAS-1793
25.6.1746		Captain	CSORN
25.6.1746	3.2.1748/49	Surprise (24) 1746-1770 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/120	BWAS-1714
13.2.1753	6.8.1756	Speedwell (8) 1752-1780 British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop 1779 Renamed "Spitfire" , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/59	BWAS-1714
9.11.1756	21.2.1757	Sunderland (60) 1744-1761 British 60 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/320	BWAS-1714
10.3.1757	1.3.1758	Saint Albans (60) 1747-1765 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 3/18/368	BWAS-1714
1.3.1758	5.3.1759	Hampton Court (64) 1744-1774 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/542 Issued by Henry OsborneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1710-1765 Confirmed 3.10.1758	BWAS-1714
10.4.1759	14.5.1761	Antelope (50) 1742-1783 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/55	BWAS-1714
1760		Appointed Governor of Newfoundland	DCB

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