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Prince of Orange

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Nominal Guns4HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1756HCA26
First Commissioned14.9.1756HCA26
Home PortDover - Kent HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1756HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen45Tons BM 

Armament


14.9.1756Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.134 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck4 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1756/09/14 - 1756
John Hernett British
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1758
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
14.9.175616 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1756 - 1756Captain
Tillit BakerBritish
Privateer
Service 1756
HCA26

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1756 - 1756Lieutenant
Penny MajorBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1756-1758
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/5/158 1756 September 14

Commander: Tillit Baker.

Ship: Prince of Orange.

Burden: 45 tons.

Crew: 16.

Owners: Thomas Allen of Dover, shipwright, William Wills of Dover, sailmaker, John Berker of Dover, locksmith, John Hernett of Folkestone, ropemaker and Thomas Tidge of Dover, mariner.

Lieutenant: Penny Major.

Gunner: Joseph Wood.

Boatswain: John Marshall.

Carpenter: Thomas Martin.

Surgeon: Adam Smith.

Cook: Nathaniel Cock.

Armament: 4 carriage and 10 swivel guns.

Folio: 172



 
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