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William Light


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1766PROB11
Last Known Service13.9.1787PROB11
Date of Death1791PROB11
Will Probated8.12.1791, PROB 11/1212/95

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1766 
Elizabeth (64) 1737-1766
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Carpenter ADM 106/1145/100
ADM 106
1786 
Arundel (74) 1758-1801
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1780 Renamed "Arundel"
, Carpenter
ADM 6/23
23.3.178621.6.1786
Standard (64) 1782-1816
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Carpenter ADM 6/23/323
ADM 6/23
22.6.1786 
Heroine (32) 1783-1806
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Carpenter ADM 6/23/341
ADM 6/23
14.9.1787 
Standard (64) 1782-1816
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Carpenter ADM 6/23/413
ADM 6/23

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Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:22Jon Miller
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British Third Rate ship of the line 'Sultan' (1775) (74) 1775-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1805 Renamed "Suffolk"
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:16Jon Miller
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