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Prince Tom

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Nominal Guns16HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1757HCA26
First Commissioned3.10.1757HCA26
Home PortLiverpool - Lancashire HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1757HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen200Tons BM 

Armament


3.10.1757Broadside Weight = 3.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.5876 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck16 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1757/10/03 - 1757
Arthur HeywoodBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744-1758
,
Benjamin HeywoodBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1759
,
Charles CookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1757
,
William Read British
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1758
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
3.10.175760 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
3.10.1757 - 1757Captain
Charles CookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1757
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/8/69 1757 October 3

Commander: Charles Cooke.

Ship: Prince Tom.

Burden: 200 tons.

Crew: 60.

Owners: Arthur and Benjamin Heywood, Edward Cropper, William Read, William Ingram, James Lees, Charles Caldwall and Charles Cooke, all of Liverpool, merchants.

Lieutenant: William Smith.

Gunner: Thomas Wakefield.

Boatswain: Richard Shaw.

Carpenter: George Dickinson.

Surgeon: Thomas Whitfield.

Cook: George Walters.

Armament: 16 carriage and 14 swivel guns.

Folio: 70.

Note that the Invincible received a similar commission.



 
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