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Thomas Bucknall

NationalityBritish 
RolesShip Builder, Dockyard Staff 
First Known Service1.11.1728CSORN
Last Known Service9.10.1772CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1.11.172822.4.1733Appointed Master Mastmaker at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 6/14/5ADM 6/14
23.4.173318.8.1742Appointed Master Caulker at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 6/14/142ADM 6/14
19.8.174227.5.1752Appointed Second Assistant Shipwright at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 6/16/88ADM 6/16
27.5.17526.8.1755Appointed Assistant Master Shipwright at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 6/18/35ADM 6/18
6.8.17555.5.1762Appointed Master Shipwright at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 6/18/186ADM 6/18
2.6.1757 Launched
Pembroke (60) 1757-1793
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Ship of the Line at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth 		BWAS-1714
27.10.1757 Launched
Brilliant (36) 1757-1776
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Frigate at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth 		BWAS-1714
16.8.1758 Launched
Adventure (32) 1758-1770
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Frigate at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth 		BWAS-1714
28.3.1759 Launched
Hero (74) 1759-1810
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1800 Renamed "Rochester"
, Ship of the Line at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth 		BWAS-1714
5.5.17629.10.1772Appointed Master Shipwright at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 6/19/406

Superannuated

BWAS-1714
19.10.1762 Launched
Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
, Ship of the Line at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		BWAS-1793
3.3.1764 Launched
Asia (64) 1764-1804
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Ship of the Line at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		BWAS-1714
28.2.1767 Launched
Warwick (50) 1767-1802
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Ship of the Line at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		BWAS-1714
23.12.1767 Launched
Ajax (74) 1767-1785
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Ship of the Line at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		BWAS-1714
17.10.1769 Launched
Worcester (64) 1769-1816
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1788 Renamed "Worcester Hulk"
, Ship of the Line at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		BWAS-1714
15.6.1771 Launched
Falcon (14) 1771-1779
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Sloop at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		BWAS-1714
8.1772 Launched
Medina (6) 1772-1832
British 6 Gun
Unrated Yacht
, Yacht at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		BWAS-1714
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 21st of June 2026 07:06

We hear that --- Bucknall, Esq, builder of his Majesty’s dock-yard Portsmouth, intends soon to quit that office, in which he has distinguished himself for his extraordinary abilities for many years, and now generously disdains to accept of the annual superannuation money, tho’ no less than £200 per annum. [Hampshire Chronicle, 5 October 1772]

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