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Marquis of Granby

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Nominal Guns12HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1759HCA26
First Commissioned14.9.1759HCA26
Home PortLondon - Thames HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Hired out7.1759HCA26
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Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen130Tons BM 

Armament


14.9.1759Broadside Weight = 1.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.6804 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck12 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1758/09/14 - 1758
Thomas WestBritish
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1757-1758
HCA26
1759/09/14 - 1759
Henry BirdBritish
Designer
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1758-1759
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
14.9.175970 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1759 - 1759Captain
Thomas RobsonBritish
Privateer
Service 1757-1759
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/10/50 1758 September 14

Commander: Thomas Robson.

Ship: Marquis of Granby.

Burden: 130 tons.

Crew: 70.

Owners: Henry Bird and Thomas West of Deptford and Rotherhithe, shipbuilders.

Lieutenant: Richard Owen.

Gunner: John Carter.

Boatswain: Andrew Mathison.

Carpenter: William Fortune.

Surgeon: John Dignan.

Cook: John Perry.

Armament: 12 carriage and 6 swivel guns.

Folio: 51



 
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