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Britannia

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Nominal Guns6HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1757HCA26
First Commissioned8.9.1757HCA26
Home PortIpswich - Suffolk HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1757HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen200Tons BM 

Armament


8.9.1757Broadside Weight UnknownHCA26
Gun Deck25 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1757/09/08 - 1757
John JenningsBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1757-1758
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
8.9.175725 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
8.9.1757 - 1757Captain
John JenningsBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1757-1758
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/8/50 1757 September 8

Commander: John Jennings.

Ship: Britannia.

Burden: 200 tons.

Crew: 25.

Owners: John Barnard of Ipswich, shipwright, and John Jennings.

Lieutenant: John Kilmady.

Gunner: George Ross.

Boatswain: James Stevens.

Carpenter: Thomas Turner.

Surgeon: Donald Jackson.

Cook: Andrew Fitzleigh.

Armament: 6 carriage guns.

Folio: 51



 
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