British Privateer 'Reprisal' (1778)

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Reprisal
Nominal Guns	16	ref:1846
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
First Mentioned	12.12.1778	ref:1846
Home Port	Bristol - England	ref:1846
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1846
Category	Privateer	ref:1846
Ship Type	Unknown
Last known	11.1.1781	ref:1846

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen150Ton

Armament

12.12.1778Broadside Weight = 37 Imperial Pound ( 16.7798 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown2 British 6-Pounder
Location Unknown12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1778/12/12 - 1779/08ref:1846

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.12.177870 ref:1846

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.12.1778 - bef.8.1779Captainref:18468.1779Captainref:184611.1.1781Captainref:1846

Service History

DateEventSource
12.12.1778Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
22.12.1778

still fitting out at Bristol

ref:1846
1.1779Sailed from Bristol ref:1846
3.1779

with prize Scipio Africanus 250 tons, from St. Domingo, the Reprisal returned to Kingroad, Bristol

ref:1846
8.1779

intended for another cruise but embargoed, ship then sold Bristol

ref:1846
11.1.1781Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 16:00	Jon Miller	Lord Richard Howe (1^st Earl Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:41	Jon Miller	Richard HillBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1791
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Grampus' (1795) (54) 1795-1799 British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:36	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Earl Fitzwilliam' (1786) (26) 1786-1799 British 26 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
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