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Britannia

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Britania
Nominal Guns16ref:1290
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired17.11.1744ref:1290
ShipyardUnknownref:1290
CategoryPrivateerref:1290
Ship TypeSnowref:1290
Last known1745ref:1290

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1290
Displacement140Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1745
John BrownBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1740-1745
,
William MumfordBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1740-1745
,
Joseph HarrisonBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1745
ref:1291

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
17.11.1744100 ref:1290

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
17.11.1744 - 1745Captain
William AllenBritish
Privateer
Service 1743-1745
ref:1290

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1744Second Lieutenant
Thomas SanfordBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744First Lieutenant
John MawdsleyBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1744-1756
ref:1293

5 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1744Master
Andrew GallowayBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Gunner
William EdmondsBritish
Privateer
Service 1743-1745
ref:1293
1744Carpenter
John SmithBritish
Privateer
Service 1694-1744
ref:1293
1744Boatswain
Michael MaddoxBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Quartermaster
John GibbsBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1744 - Master's Mate
James BrownBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1747
ref:1293


Notes on Ship


Letter of Marqueref:1290

1744, Nov. 17. Britania. Snow. Tons 140, Men 100, Guns: 16 carriage, 24 swivel.

Commander, William Allen.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, William Allen, mariner, principal; John Brown, William Mumford and Joseph Harrison, merchants, equippers, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Daniel Updike, James Martin.

N. P. V, 343



 
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