British Privateer 'Cumberland' (1756)

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Cumberland
Nominal Guns	10	HCA26
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
Previously	British hired armed ship 'Roehampton' (1755) (16) 1755-1756 British 16 Gun Hired Armed Ship
Extant	1756	HCA26
First Commissioned	10.6.1756	HCA26
Home Port	Guernsey - The Channel Islands	HCA26
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	HCA26
Ship Type	Unknown	HCA26
Last known	1757	HCA26

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen100Tons BM

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1756/06/10 - 1756, , HCA26

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.6.1756100 HCA26

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
10.6.1756 - 1756CaptainHCA26

Notes on Ship

Details from Letter of MarqueHCA26
Commander: Nicholas le Mesurier.
Ship: Cumberland Privateer.
Burden: 100 tons.
Crew: 100.
Owners: William Brock, Samuel Bonamy and Richard de Jersey of Guernsey, merchants.
Lieutenant: Peter Baillet.
Gunner: Peter Perchard.
Boatswain: Isaac Dobiee.
Carpenter: Peter de Jersey.
Surgeon: Hellier Bonamy.
Cook: Richard Barcklay.
Armament: 10 carriage and 10 swivel guns.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

HCA26Authority, Web Site

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