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1780-1808
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1765-1813
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
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Service 1778-1803
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Alert (16)
1793-1794
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
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Gunboat No. 10 (14)
1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Biter"
(1797)
Racoon (16)
1795-1806
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1795)
Lord Horatio Nelson (1
st
Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1804
Margaret (4)
1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired
Tender
(1785)
Margaret (4)
1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired
Tender
(1785)
Le Coureur (24)
1798-1798
French 24 Gun
Privateer
Unknown
(1798)
Jason (38)
1794-1798
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1794)
Amelia (38)
1796-1816
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1796)
General Eliott (Unknown)
1782-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1782)
Gunboat No. 30 (12)
1797-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Hardy"
(1797)
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William Swanley
Nationality
British
Roles
Naval Sailor
First Known Service
1642
CSORN
Last Known Service
1647
CSORN
Event History
Date from
Date to
Event
Source
1642
1643
Providence (28)
1642-1643
British 28 Gun
Hired
Ship
,
Captain
, and Commanding Officer
W015
1645
1647
John (28)
1644-1652
British 28 Gun
4th Rate
Ship
,
Captain
, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
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Author
Type
BWAS-1603
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714
Rif Winfield
,
Book
CSORN
Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy
David Bonner-Smith
,
Robert L. DiNardo
,
David Syrett
,
Web Site
W015
English Parliamentary Journals
Various
,
Web Site
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Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:37
Jon Miller
British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 10' (1797) (14)
1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Biter"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:36
Jon Miller
British sloop 'Racoon' (1795) (16)
1795-1806
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:35
Jon Miller
Lord Horatio Nelson (1
st
Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1804
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:34
Jon Miller
British hired tender 'Margaret' (1785) (4)
1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired
Tender
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:29
Jon Miller
British hired tender 'Margaret' (1785) (4)
1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired
Tender