British Privateer 'Abigail' (1627)

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La Capricieuse (32) 1779-1780
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1779)
La Légère (32) 1765-1780
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1765)
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British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1774)
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French 26 Gun
Privateer Unknown
(1780)
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British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1800 Renamed "Guernsey"
(1758)
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5th Rate Frigate
(1780)
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British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
(1762)
Nonsuch (64) 1774-1802
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1774)
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British 14 Gun
Unrated Cutter
(1779)
Cornwall (74) 1761-1780
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1761)
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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1256
Burthen300Ton

DatesOwnerSource
1627/12/17 - 1627 Ownerref:1256
1627/12/17 - 1627 Ownerref:1256
1629/03/13 - 1629 Ownerref:1256

Date# of MenNotesSource
17.12.1627140 ref:1256
13.3.1628/29110 ref:1256

DatesRankNameSource
17.12.1627 - 1627Captainref:12562.1628 - 1628Captainref:177613.3.1628/29 - 1629Captainref:1256

DateEventSource
17.12.1627Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1256
2.1628Sailed from London ref:1776
17.7.1628Action of 17th July 1628
13.3.1628/29Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1256

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1256John C. Appleby, Thesis

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