British Privateer ship 'Antigallican' (1756)

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Antigallican
Nominal Guns	28	TAGP
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
Previously	British Merchant ship 'Flying Flamborough' (1749) (Unknown) 1749-1756 British Unknown Gun Merchant Ship
Purchased	1756	TAGP
First Commissioned	2.7.1756	TAGP
Shipyard		TAGP
Category	Privateer	TAGP
Ship Type	Ship	TAGP
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	TAGP
Last known	1757	TAGP

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentTAGP
Burthen440Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen450Tons BM

Armament

7.1756Broadside Weight = 110 Imperial Pound ( 49.8854 kg)TAGP
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.7.1756200 HCA26
17.7.1756208 TAGP

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
2.7.1756 - 1756CaptainTAGP

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.7.1756 - 1756First LieutenantTAGP17.7.1756 - 1756Second LieutenantTAGP

Service History

DateEventSource
17.9.1756Sailed from DeptfordTAGP
22.9.1756Sailed from the Hope for MargateTAGP
22.9.1756Arrived in MargateTAGP
2.10.1756Took the Maria Theresa (14), merchantman carrying coffee, sugar and cotton. She had a crew of 30 and had 4 British prisoners on boardTAGP
7.10.1756Took a snow from Bordeaux, laden with wine, bale goods, pitch and distilled water valued at £15,000 and acrried her into MadieraTAGP
12.10.1756Left Madiera and was later chased by two French men-of-warTAGP
26.12.1756Took the East Indiaman off Cadiz losing 3 killed
23.2.1757Arrived in LisbonTAGP

Notes on Ship

Letter of MarqueHCA26

Owners: Messrs. Smith William Sherard and others of London, merchants.

Lieutenant: Francis Robinson.

Gunner: John Thompson.

Boatswain: John Robinson.

Carpenter: John Armstrong.

Surgeon: William Potter.

Cook: William Johnson.

HCA 26/5/82 Folio: 96

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

HCA26Authority, Web Site

TAGPGentleman just arrived from Cadiz, Web Site

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