British Privateer sloop 'Prince Charles of Lorraine' (1744)

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Prince Charles of Lorraine

28909
Nominal Guns10ref:1290
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired8.9.1744ref:1290
ShipyardUnknownref:1290
CategoryPrivateerref:1290
Ship TypeSloopref:1290
Last known1746ref:1290

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1290
Burthen80Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1744
Sueton GrantBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1741-1744
,
Peleg BrownBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1743-1745
,
Nathaniel CoddingtonBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1743-1744
,
Simeon PotterBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1744-1760
ref:1290

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
8.9.174480 ref:1290

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
8.9.1744 - Captain
Simeon PotterBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1744-1760
ref:1290

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1744Lieutenant
Daniel VaughanBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:12931744 - Lieutenant
Daniel BrownBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:12931744Second Lieutenant
John ShelleyBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:12931746Second Lieutenant
Reuben ShalerBritish
Privateer
Service 1746
ref:1293

5 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1744Boatswain
William BrownBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:12931744 - Carpenter
John BonfieldBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:12931744Master
Benjamin MunroBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:12931744Gunner
Thomas GriffithBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1757
ref:12931744Carpenter
George SpurrellBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1756
ref:1293

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1744Mate
Michael PhillipsBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1757
ref:12931744Clerk
Mark Anthony de WolfBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1758
ref:1293

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
1744Seaman
William KipBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293


Notes on Ship


Letter of Marqueref:1290

1744, Sept. 8. Prince Charles of Lorraine. Sloop. Tons 80. Men 80. Guns: 10 carriage.

Commander, Simeon Potter.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, Simeon Potter, mariner, principal; Sueton Grant, merchant, Peleg Brown, Esq., and Nathaniel Coddington, Jr., merchant, equippers, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Patrick Grant, James Martin.

N. P. V, 312.


 
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