British Privateer ship 'Duke of Cumberland' (1745)

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Duke of Cumberland
Nominal Guns	20	ref:1290
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	28.11.1745	ref:1290
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1290
Category	Privateer	ref:1290
Ship Type	Ship	ref:1290
Last known	1745	ref:1290

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1290
Displacement180Ton

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
28.11.1745130 ref:1290

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
28.11.1745 - Captainref:1290

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1745First Lieutenantref:12931745Second Lieutenantref:1293

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1745Boatswainref:12931745Masterref:12931745Gunnerref:1293

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1745Quartermasterref:12931745Master's Materef:1293

Notes on Ship

Letter of Marqueref:1290

1745 Nov. 28. Duke of Cumberland. Ship. Tons 180. Men 130.

Guns: 20 carriage, 30 swivel.

Commander, Benjamin Cranston.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, Benjamin Cranston, mariner, principal; Godfrey Mallbone, merchant and George Wanton, Esq., sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Jacob Hasey, James Martin.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1290Howard Willis Preston, Book

ref:1293Howard Millar Chapin, Book

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Posted by Scott Rizzi on Thursday 6th of November 2025 00:25

Hello! In a newspaper article from the New York Mercury, dated June 4, 1753, I spotted an advertisement for sailing on the Duke of Cumberland to be under Captain James Lilly. Didn't know if this would be a source of information to add to this page if the info is reliable! Can send the link or a .jpg if needed. Henrico County Public Schools is my employer if you need verification, [email protected]

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