British Privateer 'Fortune Sloop' (1757)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen100Ton

4.7.1757Broadside Weight = 1.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.6804 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Location Unknown14 Carriage Guns

DatesOwnerSource
1757/07/04 - 1757ref:1846

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.7.1757100 ref:1846

DatesRankNameSource
4.7.1757 - 1757Captainref:1846

DateEventSource
4.7.1757Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846

generalref:1846

had previously been French prize Esperance

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