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Dreadnought | 27165 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 12 | HCA26 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Extant | 1757 | HCA26 | |
| First Commissioned | 22.3.1757 | HCA26 | |
| Home Port | Bristol - England | HCA26 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | HCA26 | |
| Category | Privateer | HCA26 | |
| Ship Type | Unknown | HCA26 | |
| Last known | 1757 | HCA26 | |
end of first cruise returned to Bristol
ref:1846It was reported the Dreadnought, Captain English had been taken and released by French privateer Prince Edward of Saint Malo after removing the guns and prisoners
ref:1846Commander: James Leisman.
Ship: Dreadnought.
Burden: 130 tons.
Crew: 120.
Owners: John Harbord, Jonah Thomas, Samuel Thomas and William Wasbrough of Bristol, merchants.
Lieutenant: Thomas Jenkins.
Gunner: William Williams.
Boatswain: William Williams.
Carpenter: Samuel Frido.
Surgeon: Samuel Pye.
Cook: William Thomas.
Armament: 12 carriage and 12 swivel guns.
Folio: 73
on her first cruise (March 1757-November 1757) the Dreadnought took the French merchant Lion sailing Saint Domingo for Bordeaux
August 1757 French merchant Marquis de Conflans, 12 guns, 300 tons, 30 men
October 1758 a prize of 700 tons sent into Cork
1762 Young Esther brig