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Chance

34096
Nominal Guns12ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
First Mentioned27.1.1781ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeUnknown
Last known3.1781ref:1846

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen80Ton 

Armament


27.1.1781Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)ref:1846
Gun Deck12 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
27.1.178140 ref:1846

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
27.1.1781 - 3.1781Captain
Leonard WebbBritish
Privateer
Service 1779-1781
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
27.1.1781Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
3.1781

the Chance was taken by three French frigates, but was afterwards retaken by the Guernsey privateer Vulture.

ref:1846


Notes on Ship


shipref:1846

1 mast


Ownersref:1846

Ref 1846 lists owners as John Collard, Edward Forward, and John Weeks



 
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