British Privateer 'Union Island' (1779)

British Privateer 'Union Island' (1779)

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Union Island			34296
Nominal Guns	10	ref:1846
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
First Mentioned	16.3.1779	ref:1846
Home Port	Bristol - England	ref:1846
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1846
Category	Privateer	ref:1846
Ship Type	Unknown
Captured	1.1780	ref:1846

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen200Ton

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1779/03/16 - 1780/01ref:1846

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
16.3.1779 - 1.1780Captainref:1846

Service History

DateEventSource
16.3.1779Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
1.1780

captured by a French privateer and carried into Cape Francois, Saint-Domingue

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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