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Nominal Guns16ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
First Mentioned22.8.1778ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeSnow
Last known9.2.1781ref:1846

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1778/08/22 - 1781/05
Joshua PowellBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1777-1783
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2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
22.8.1778 - 10.1779Captain
Windsor BrownBritish
Privateer
Service 1777-1779
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3.1.1781 - 5.1781Captain
George HunterBritish
Privateer
Service 1778-1781
Dismissed
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
22.8.1778Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
bef.31.8.1778

Sailing from Bristol, was damaged and returned for repairs to  Bristol

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aft.9.1778

sailed on first cruise from  Bristol

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11.1778

with  Spanish brig prize returned to  Bristol

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12.1778

sailed to finish her first cruise from  Bristol

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15.3.1779Took the Snow
Louisa Elizabeth (Unknown) 1779-1779
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Snow
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3.1.1781Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
9.2.1781

Engaged 4 vessels off  Cape St. Vincent

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Notes on Ship


prizesref:1846

Oracle, snow sailing Nantes for Guadeloupe

Hirondelle, snow 160 tons sailing Alicante for France

Gracieuse, ship 280 tons sailing St. Domingo for Havre

Louisa Elizabeth, snow 250 tons sailing Mauritius for Lorient



 
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