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Middleton

27160
Nominal Guns10HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1757HCA26
First Commissioned21.3.1757HCA26
Home PortLiverpool - Lancashire HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1757HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen120Tons BM 

Armament


21.3.1757Broadside Weight UnknownHCA26
Gun Deck10 Carriage Guns
Gun Deck2 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1757/03/21 - 1757
John WalkerBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1756-1757
,
Arthur HeywoodBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744-1758
,
Benjamin HeywoodBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1759
HCA26
1757/03/31 - 1757
Thomas FalknerBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1758
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
21.3.175740 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
21.3.1757 - 1757Captain
John WalkerBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1756-1757
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/7/67 1757 March 21

Commander: John Walker.

Ship: Middleton.

Burden: 120 tons.

Crew: 40.

Owners: Arthur and Benjamin Heywood, Christopher Lowndes, George Mort, Thomas Falkner and Captain Walker, all of Liverpool, merchants.

Lieutenant: James Walter.

Gunner: William Ingram.

Boatswain: Charles Caldwell.

Carpenter: Charles Hume.

Surgeon: Gilbert Slater.

Cook: Thomas Higgin.

Armament: 10 carriage and 2 swivel guns.

Folio: 70



 
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