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Elizabeth

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Nominal Guns12ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
First Mentioned28.4.1778ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeUnknown
Wrecked11.1785ref:1846

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen180Ton 

Armament


28.4.1778Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)ref:1846
Gun Deck12 British 4-Pounder

19.2.1780Broadside Weight = 163.5 Imperial Pound ( 74.1474 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck18 British 18-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
28.4.1778 - bef.22.7.1779Captain
William AnsticeBritish
Privateer
Service 1759-1779
ref:1846
23.7.1779 - 18.2.1780Captain
Isaac MatthewsBritish
Privateer
Service 1778-1780
ref:1846
19.2.1780 - 10.1785Captain
Robert WelchBritish
Privateer
Service 1710-1785
ref:1846
11.1785Captain
John LangleyBritish
Privateer
Service 1779-1785
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
28.4.1778Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
23.7.1779Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
8.1779

in company with the Prosper, Capt. William Butler, retook Harbour Grace Packet, Capt. Clements from Newfoundland which had been captured by Dunkirk privateer Liberte

ref:1846
10.1779

San Antonio de Padua, prize to Elizabeth had been taken by French privateer Monsieur

ref:1846
2.1780

returned from cruise to  Bristol

ref:1846
19.2.1780Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
11.1785

in November, 1785 sailing Petersburg for Bristol was lost on Terschelling,  Netherlands

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