Jacob van Heemskerk (1566/67-1607)
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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)
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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
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(1794)
Amelia (38)
1796-1816
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1796)
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1782-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1782)
Gunboat No. 30 (12)
1797-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Hardy"
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Jacob van Heemskerk
Nationality
Dutch
Roles
Naval Sailor
Date of Birth
3.3.1566/67
-
Amsterdam
CSORN
Date of Death
25.4.1607
-
Gibraltar
Cause of Death
Enemy action
CSORN
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Source
No history known
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ID
Name
Author
Type
CSORN
Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy
David Bonner-Smith
,
Robert L. DiNardo
,
David Syrett
,
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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