British Privateer 'Tiger' (1778)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen250Ton

13.1.1779Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.134 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck22 Carriage Guns

DatesOwnerSource
1778/10 - 1779/01/13ref:1846
1779/01/13 - 1780/01, , ref:1846

Date# of MenNotesSource
13.1.1779150 ref:1846

DatesRankNameSource
10.1778 - bef.12.1778Captainref:184612.1778 - bef.12.1.1779Captainref:184613.1.1779 - 1.1780Captainref:1846

DateEventSource
10.1778

fitted out at Merchants Dock, Bristol

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13.1.1779Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
2.1779

sailed on cruise from Bristol

captured snow Uranie 250 tons from St. Domingo, sent into Kingroad, Bristol

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9.1779Arrived at Bristol ref:1846
10.1779

sailed on cruise from Bristol

captured by part of Comte d'Estaing's squadron, sent into Cadiz

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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