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Caesar

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Nominal Guns18ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
First Mentioned3.7.1744ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeUnknown
Wrecked6.1750ref:1846

Armament


3.7.1744Broadside Weight = 4 Imperial Pound ( 1.8144 kg)ref:1846
Gun Deck18 Carriage Guns
Spardeck16 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1744/07/03 - 1744
William BarrowBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1741-1745
,
George MackenseyBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744
ref:1846
1744/07/03 - 1744
Stephen NashBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744-1747
Share holder
ref:1846

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
3.7.1744150 ref:1846

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1744 - Captain
George NorthBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1750
ref:1846
6.1750 - Captain
SparksBritish
Privateer
Service 1750
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
3.7.1744Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
6.1750

Sailing from Bay of Honduras for England, wrecked on bar of Charleston, S.C. while entering for repairs Charleston

ref:2037


Notes on Ship


fateref:1846

In June, 1750, the Caesar of Bristol, Captain Sparks, from Honduras, was reported sunk “on the bar of Carolina.

Shipwrecks in the Americas states that the Caesar, Captain Sparks was sailing Honduras for England and was entering Charleston, SC for repairs and was lost on the bar entering Harbor



 
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