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William Champain

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1778CSORN
Last Known Service1.1807CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1778		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/7/81	RNLPC
23.1.1779		Lieutenant	ADM 6/22
31.1.1793		Fortitude (74) 1780-1820 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/199	ADM 6/24
7.1795	1798	Requin (10) 1795-1801 British 10 Gun Unrated Gun-brig , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
12.7.1797		Commander	CSORN
17.7.1797	1800	Zephyr (14) 1795-1808 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
1.1.1800		Captain	CSORN
8.1804	10.1804	Glory (98) 1788-1825 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
10.1804	1805	Ville de Paris (110) 1795-1845 British 110 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
11.1804	1.1807	Jason (32) 1804-1815 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
5.1806	1807	Amelia (38) 1796-1816 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

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Posted by Elaine Galloway on Thursday 7th of November 2024 10:05

PS. The letter is in ADM 65/88

Posted by Elaine Galloway on Thursday 7th of November 2024 10:01

This is the start of a letter from William Champain to Greenwich Hospital.
Latona Deptford 16th August 1804

Sir

His Majesty’s Ship Latona under my command being much in want of Men to fit out;

Posted by Bob Brooks on Wednesday 15th of January 2014 15:29

The first commission I find for William Champain was to 5th Lieut, HMS Queen, 2d/90, on 24 Dec 1779 (ADM 6/22, p.69)

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