British Privateer 'Hercules' (1757)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen200Ton

10.6.1757Broadside Weight = 1.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.6804 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Location Unknown20 Carriage Guns

DatesOwnerSource
1757/06/10 - 1758/06ref:1846

DatesRankNameSource
10.6.1757 - 6.1758Captainref:1846

DateEventSource
10.6.1757Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
12.1757

Hercules, with prize ship Nelson, returned to Kingroad, Bristol

Hercules brought in a Dutch prize to Bristol

ref:1846
9.2.1760

Hercules was retaken and sent into Falmouth

generalref:1846

Hercules must have been captured but the date is unknown

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