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Henry Towry


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service3.1794CSORN
Last Known Service4.1796CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
3.1794 
Berwick (74) 1775-1795
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
6.17958.1795
Minerve (38) 1795-1803
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
8.17954.1796
Minerve (38) 1795-1803
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 14th of June 2026 17:57

The following promotions have just taken place at the Admiralty:
Capt Towry, who so gallantly took la Minerve, French frigate, is appointed to the Tortue, at Plymouth. [Hampshire Chronicle, 10 December 1798]


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