British Privateer 'Beckford' (1758)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen300Tons BM

17.3.1758Broadside Weight UnknownHCA26
Gun Deck14 Carriage Guns

DatesOwnerSource
1758/03/17 - 1758, HCA26

Date# of MenNotesSource
17.3.175828 HCA26

DatesRankNameSource
17.3.1758 - 1758CaptainHCA26

Letter of MarqueHCA26

HCA 26/9/70 1758 March 17

Commander: William Furnell.

Ship: Beckford.

Burden: 300 tons.

Crew: 28.

Owners: Messrs Collett and Powell of London, merchants, and Peter Furnell of Jamaica, merchant.

Lieutenant: John Lee.

Gunner: Philip Thomas.

Boatswain: Thomas Jones.

Carpenter: Thomas Sellers.

Surgeon: Griffith Bennett.

Cook: Jasper Harwood.

Armament: 14 carriage guns.

Folio: 71.

Note that the Hawk received a similar commission.

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