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Princess Royal

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Nominal Guns4HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1757HCA26
First Commissioned25.10.1757HCA26
Home PortFolkstone - Kent HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1757HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen35Tons BM 

Armament


25.10.1757Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.134 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck4 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1757/10/25 - 1757
Thomas Baker British
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1757-1758
,
Phineas JacobBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1759
,
Stephen Hunt British
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1758
,
Edward WoodBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1758
,
Alexander MarshBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1757-1758
,
David PetitBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1758
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
25.10.175725 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
25.10.1757 - 1757Captain
Alexander MarshBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1757-1758
HCA26

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
25.10.1757 - 1757Lieutenant
Charles KenneyBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1757-1758
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/8/96 1757 October 25

Commander: Alexander Marsh.

Ship: Princess Royal.

Burden: 35 tons.

Crew: 25.

Owners: Thomas Baker, David Pettit, Phineas Jacobs, Edward Wood, Stephen Hunt and ?Mersle Alexander, all of Folkestone, merchants.

Lieutenant: Charles Kenney.

Gunner: Richard Brickman.

Boatswain: Thomas Bankes.

Carpenter: Thomas Hall.

Surgeon: Thomas Richards.

Cook: Richard Baker.

Armament: 4 carriage and 10 swivel guns.

Folio: 97



 
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