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Thomas Whitney


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1702CSORN
Last Known Service8.1740CSORN
Date of Death9.12.1741

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1702 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/1/345RNLPC
12.7.1703 LieutenantADM 6/8
12.7.170326.10.1703
Firm (70) 1702-1713
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/8/5
ADM 6/8
27.10.170329.11.1704
Firm (70) 1702-1713
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/19
ADM 6/8
13.8.1704 Battle of Malaga 
30.11.17043.4.1706
Charles Galley (36) 1693-1709
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant ADM 6/8/115
ADM 6/8
4.4.170618.3.1707/8
Sunderland (60) 1694-1737
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1715 Renamed "Sunderland Hulk"
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/246
ADM 6/8
18.5.170823.11.1709
Sunderland (60) 1694-1737
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1715 Renamed "Sunderland Hulk"
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/9/164
ADM 6/9
24.11.170926.3.1710
Grafton (70) 1709-1722
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/7
ADM 6/11
30.7.171028.10.1711
Ranelagh (80) 1697-1723
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/11/174
Confirmed 3.11.1711
ADM 6/11
21.8.17124.3.1714/15
Greenwich (54) 1699-1724
British 54 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/11/220
ADM 6/11
5.3.1714/1512.10.1716
Cumberland (80) 1710-1732
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/12/31
ADM 6/12
13.10.1716 CaptainCSORN
13.10.171630.1.1716/17
Exeter (60) 1697-1740
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/98
Confirmed 29.4.1717
ADM 6/12
15.1.1717/1810.11.1721
Rose (20) 1712-1722
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/109
BWAS-1714
25.1.1725/2631.12.1726
Chatham (50) 1721-1749
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/13/96
BWAS-1603
4.1.1727/288.10.1731
Flamborough (20) 1727-1749
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/183
BWAS-1714
21.2.1733/3425.5.1736
Britannia (100) 1719-1750
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/165
BWAS-1714
12.6.1739 Appointed "First Captain of any ships or vessels wherein the Hon. Sir John Norris ... Admiral and Commander in Chief of his majesties fleet shall hoist his flag on the present service."ADM 6/15
12.6.17398.1739
Namur (90) 1729-1745
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/183
BWAS-1714
14.4.174015.6.1740
Victory (100) 1738-1744
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, First Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714

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