British Privateer 'Dispatch' (1758)

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Tetis (34) 1793-1799
Spanish 34 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1793)
Ethalion (38) 1797-1799
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1797)
Naiad (38) 1797-1866
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1797)
Santa Brigida (34) 1785-1799
Spanish 34 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1785)
Impregnable (98) 1786-1799
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1786)
Lutine (32) 1793-1799
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1793)
Diadem (64) 1782-1832
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
Diadem (64) 1782-1832
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
Eurydice (24) 1781-1834
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
(1781)
Topaze (32) 1793-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1793)
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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen50Ton

27.1.1758Broadside Weight = 1.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.6804 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Location Unknown6 Carriage Guns

DatesOwnerSource
1758/01/27 - 1758/05 Sole Ownerref:1846

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.1.175840 ref:1846

DatesRankNameSource
27.1.1758 - 5.1758Captainref:1846

DateEventSource
27.1.1758Issued with a Letter of Marque Bristol ref:1846
4.1758

having captured 2 Dutch vessels returned from cruise to Bristol

ref:1846
20.5.1758

it was reported the Dispatch was captured by a French privateer and carried to Morlaix

HCA referenceHCA26

HCA 26/8/176 1758 January 26

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