British Privateer 'Defiance' (1758)

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Defiance
Nominal Guns	12	HCA26
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
Extant	1758	HCA26
First Commissioned	14.6.1758	HCA26
Home Port	London - Thames	HCA26
Shipyard	Unknown	HCA26
Category	Privateer	HCA26
Ship Type	Unknown	HCA26
Last known	1758	HCA26

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen120Tons BM

Armament

14.6.1758Broadside Weight = 1.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.6804 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck12 Carriage Guns

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1758/06/14 - 1758HCA26

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.6.175880 HCA26

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
14.6.1758 - 1758CaptainHCA26

Notes on Ship

Letter of MarqueHCA26

HCA 26/9/148 1758 June 14

Commander: Alexander Dickie.

Ship: Defiance.

Burden: 120 tons.

Crew: 80.

Owners: John Stewart, John Lidderidge, James Haughton Langston, Robert Cowan Shellot, John Dyer, William Fullet and Charles Ritchie of London, merchants.

Lieutenant: John Curry.

Gunner: John Rankin.

Boatswain: John Smith.

Carpenter: Thomas Richardson.

Surgeon: George Hetherington.

Cook: John Wilkinson.

Armament: 12 carriage and 6 swivel guns.

Folio: 149

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

HCA26Authority, Web Site

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