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Benjamin Hulke

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth24.2.1754 - Deal, Kent, Deal CSORN
First Known Service29.4.1778CSORN
Father
Benjamin HulkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1757
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Son
Thomas Manley HulkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1782
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Last Known Service3.1798ref:2000
Date of Death31.8.1799 - Deal, KentCSORN
Cause of DeathApoplexyCSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
29.4.1778 LieutenantCSORN
22.10.1779 CommanderADM 6/22
22.10.177918.6.1781
Porcupine (16) 1776-1788
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/504
Issued by
Sir Peter ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica
Confirmed 15.8.1782		ADM 6/22
18.6.178123.8.1781
Tobago (16) 1781-1783
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/507
Issued by
Sir Peter ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica
Confirmed 22.8.1782		ADM 6/22
23.8.178115.8.1782
Duguay Trouin (18) 1780-1783
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/204
Issued by
Sir Peter ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica
Confirmed 22.8.1784		BWAS-1714
28.2.178726.8.1789
Helena (14) 1779-1796
British 14 Gun
Unrated Schooner
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/384		BWAS-1714
22.10.179017.9.1791
Dromedary (24) 1778-1810
British 24 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
1788 Renamed "Dromedary"
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/81		BWAS-1714
3.1798 Appointed to the Impress Service at Dover

Captain in the Impress Service

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