British Privateer 'Eagle' (1740)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen300Ton

13.11.1740Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.134 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Location Unknown20 Carriage Guns

DatesOwnerSource
1740/11/13 - 1744/08/27, , , Ownerref:1846

Date# of MenNotesSource
13.11.174050 ref:1846

DatesRankNameSource
13.11.1740 - 25.12.1742Captainref:184627.8.1744 - Captainref:184624.4.1745 - Captainref:1846

DateEventSource
13.11.1740Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
25.12.1742

off Cape Clear Cape Clear

ref:1846
27.8.1744Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
10.1744

captured a Domingo man while sailing for Jamaica

ref:1846
24.4.1745Took the Ship ref:1846

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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