James Baker (d.1765)

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James Baker

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service3.9.1744CSORN
Last Known Service30.6.1760CSORN
Date of Death31.3.1765BWAS-1714

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
3.9.1744		Lieutenant	CSORN
3.9.1744	1.6.1745	Chichester (80) 1706-1749 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/425 Issued by Thomas MathewsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1695-1749 , The Mediterranean Sea Confirmed 23.12.1748	ADM 6/17
10.8.1745	26.10.1748	Rupert (60) 1740-1767 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/425 Issued by William RowleyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1704-1763 , The Mediterranean Sea Confirmed 23.12.1748	ADM 6/17
17.8.1757		Commander	CSORN
17.8.1757	3.3.1758	Fortune (14) 1746-1770 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/429	BWAS-1714
3.3.1758		Captain	CSORN
3.3.1758	6.11.1758	Saint Albans (60) 1747-1765 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/536 Issued by Henry OsborneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1710-1765 , The Mediterranean Sea Confirmed 6.9.1758	BWAS-1714
6.11.1758	30.6.1760	Lyme (28) 1748-1760 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/190 Issued by Thomas BrodrickBritish Naval Sailor Service 1723-1759 , Jamaica Confirmed 14.8.1760	BWAS-1714
18.8.1759	19.8.1759	Battle of Lagos Bay
11.4.1763	31.3.1765	Lowestoffe (32) 1761-1801 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/481	BWAS-1714

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