British Privateer 'Hawke' (1756)

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Hawke
Nominal Guns	Unknown	HCA26
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	22.12.1756	HCA26
Home Port	Bristol - England	ref:1846
Shipyard	Unknown	HCA26
Category	Privateer	HCA26
Ship Type	Unknown	HCA26
Last known	1757	HCA26

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen250Ton

Armament

22.12.1756Broadside Weight = 65 Imperial Pound ( 29.478 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown20 British 6-Pounder
Location Unknown20 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
22.12.1756160 ref:1846

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
22.12.1756 - 10.6.1757Captainref:1846

Service History

DateEventSource
22.12.1756Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
10.6.1757Taken by ref:1846

Notes on Ship

officersref:1846

Damer Powell lists Captain as James Connor, jun. but also states he was captured in the last warimprisoned for 11 months

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

HCA26Authority, Web Site

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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