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Nominal Guns24ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
First Mentioned7.5.1744ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeUnknown
Last known1749ref:1846

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen400Ton 

Armament


18.9.1744Broadside Weight = 3.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.5876 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Location Unknown24 Carriage Guns

5.1746Broadside Weight = 84 Imperial Pound ( 38.0943 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown6 British 9-Pounder
Location Unknown18 British 6-Pounder
Location Unknown12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
7.5.1744200 ref:1846
26.5.1746187 ref:1846
3.11.174660 ref:2015
6.10.174858Departureref:2015
bef.8.8.174954-4 lostref:2015
bef.5.11.174933-21 dischargedref:2015
11.12.174936+3 enlistedref:2015
19.4.175034Arrival at Bristolref:2015

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.5.1744 - 10.1744Captain
John WingfieldBritish
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1733-1744
† Discharged Dead
ref:1846
24.10.1744 - c.5.5.1746Captain
John PurnellBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1746
ref:1846
5.5.1746 - bef.29.10.1746Captain
John EngledueBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1747
ref:1846
29.10.1746 - Captain
John BrackenbridgeBritish
Privateer
Service 1746
ref:1846

4 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
5.5.1746 - Fourth Lieutenant
William EngledueBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1746-1757
ref:1846
5.5.1746 - Third Lieutenant
James TresteenBritish
Privateer
Service 1746
ref:1846
5.5.1746 - Second Lieutenant
Robert MachraireBritish
Privateer
Service 1746
ref:1846
5.5.1746 - First Lieutenant
George BurfordBritish
Privateer
Service 1746-1762
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
7.5.1744Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
7.5.1744

Fitted out for first cruise at  London

ref:1846
c.25.6.1744Took the Privateer
Le Bon Latron (4) 1744-1744
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown
ref:1846
c.28.7.1744Took the Privateer
Griffon (8) 1744-1744
French 8 Gun
Privateer Unknown
ref:1846
bef.18.9.1744

Fitting out at Sea Mills Dock,  Bristol

ref:1846
24.10.1744Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
bef.11.1744Took the Merchant
Reine des Anges (Unknown) 1744-1744
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1846
bef.11.1744Took the Merchant
Heureuse Union (12) 1744-1744
French 12 Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1846
bef.11.1744Took the Privateer
Galere (Unknown) 1744-1744
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
ref:1846
12.1744

Captures a French privateer and five merchantmen that the latter had captured. carried them into  Bristol

ref:1846
2.1745Took the Merchant
Bien Pris (Unknown) 1745-1745
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1846
2.1745

 St. Anthony and Bon Pris prizes cargo for sale.

ref:1846
2.1745Took the Merchant
Saint Anthony (Unknown) 1745-1745
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1846
3.1744/45Took the Merchant
Chaffeur (Unknown) 1745-1745
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1846
16.7.1745

In company with the privater Sheerness engaged French privateers Bellone and Mars

ref:1846
5.5.1746Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
26.5.1746

Sailed on fifth cruise from Bristol

ref:1846
c.6.1746

Retake with ship Blandford; brig Charming Peggy from Philadelphia to Cork

ref:1846
c.8.1746Docked at Bristol ref:1846
29.10.1746Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
3.11.1746Refitted as a 20 gun Merchant Slave Shipref:2015
10.1747

Arrived at Antigua with 301 slaves from Africa. 150 die in travel.

ref:2014
5.10.1748Refitted as a 10 gun Merchant Slave Shipref:2015
6.10.1748

Sailed from Bristol to Angola to buy 500 slaves

ref:2015
30.8.1749

Arrived at Colony of Virginia with 284 slaves

ref:2015
4.12.1749

Sailed from Colony of Virginia

ref:2015
19.4.1750Arrived at Bristol ref:2015


Notes on Ship


Armamentref:1846

116 muskets, 9 blunderbushes, 71 pistols, 11 baionets, 71 pole axes, 64 cutlashes, 21 pikes, 125 hand granado shells, 



 
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