British Privateer 'Lion' (1744)

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Lion
Nominal Guns	20	ref:1846
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
First Mentioned	30.7.1744	ref:1846
Home Port	Bristol - England	ref:1846
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1846
Category	Privateer	ref:1846
Ship Type	Unknown
Captured	19.12.1744	ref:1846

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen220Ton

Armament

30.7.1744Broadside Weight = 63 Imperial Pound ( 28.5708 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown20 British 6-Pounder
Location Unknown12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

19.12.1744Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown12 British 6-Pounder
Location Unknown6 British 4-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1744/07/30 - 1744/12/19, , , Ownerref:1846

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
30.7.1744180 ref:1846
19.12.1744102 ref:1846

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
30.7.1744 - 19.12.1744Captainref:1846

Service History

DateEventSource
30.7.1744Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
10.1744Took the Ship ref:1846
bef.10.1744Took the Merchant ref:1846
19.12.1744Taken by ref:1846

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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