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Nominal Guns6ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
First Mentioned18.1.1762ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeUnknown
Sailing RigSnow
Last known12.1762ref:1846

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen120Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1762/01/18 - 1762/12
Joseph BowerBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1762-1781
,
James DowneBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1762
ref:1846

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
18.1.176216 ref:1846

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
18.1.1762 - 12.1762Captain
James DoranBritish
Privateer
Service 1757-1762
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
18.1.1762Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
12.1762

while sailing for South Carolina the Success engaged a Spanish privateer of 10 guns and obliged her to sheer off

ref:1846


Notes on Ship


Serviceref:1846

Letter of Marque trader



 
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