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Dreadnought

27165
Nominal Guns12HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1757HCA26
First Commissioned22.3.1757HCA26
Home PortBristol - England HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1757HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen130Tons BM 

Armament


22.3.1757Broadside Weight = 3 Imperial Pound ( 1.3608 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck12 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1757/03/22 - 1757
William Wasbrough British
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1759
,
Samuel ThomasBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1758
,
Josiah ThomasBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1758
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
22.3.1757120 HCA26

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
22.3.1757 - 1757Captain
James LeismanBritish
Privateer
Service 1757-1759
HCA26
16.3.1758 - 29.8.1758Captain
Richard FitzherbertBritish
Privateer
Service 1758
ref:1846
29.8.1758 - 10.4.1762Captain
Joseph EnglishBritish
Privateer
Service 1757-1762
ref:1846
10.4.1762 - 1762Captain
George BurfordBritish
Privateer
Service 1746-1762
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
22.3.1757Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
11.1757

end of first cruise returned to  Bristol

ref:1846
16.3.1758Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
5.1759

It 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:1846
10.4.1762Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/7/70 1757 March 22

Commander: 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


prizesref:1846

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



 
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Posted by Jeffrey McQuinley on Monday 20th of October 2025 16:49

It appears that this vessel and the other two Dreadnought privateers of 1758 are the same. They are listed as such in ref. 1846


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