British Merchant ship 'Whitaker' (1744)

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3rd Rate Ship of the Line
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3rd Rate Ship of the Line
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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentGDM01
Burthen305Ton

Date# of MenNotesSource
174430Great number of muskets, sables and blunderbussesGDM01

DatesRankNameSource
1744 - 29.3.1744CaptainTGM

DateEventSource
2.1744

Sailed from Colony of Virginia to London

TGM
29.3.1744Taken by GDM01

IDNameAuthorType

GDM01Authority, Book

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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:41	Jon Miller	Richard HillBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1791
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