British Privateer 'Indian King' (1777)

British Privateer 'Indian King' (1777)

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Indian King			34242
Nominal Guns	16	ref:1846
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
First Mentioned	9.6.1777	ref:1846
Home Port	Bristol - England	ref:1846
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1846
Category	Privateer	ref:1846
Ship Type	Unknown
Last known	1777	ref:1846

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen235Ton

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1777/06/09 - 1777ref:1846

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.6.177716 ref:1846

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
9.6.1777 - 1777Captainref:1846

Service History

DateEventSource
9.6.1777Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846

Notes on Ship

shipref:1846

3 masts

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 20:23	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Amphion' (1780) (32) 1780-1796 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 20:21	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Leander' (1780) (52) 1780-1798 British 52 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 20:19	Jon Miller	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Atlas' (1782) (98) 1782-1802 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line

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