British fireship 'Combustion' (1781)

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Combustion

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Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased1.1781BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFireshipBWAS-1714
Sold29.11.1784BWAS-1714

Armament


1.1781Broadside Weight = 18 Imperial Pound ( 8.1632 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
16.1.1781 - 12.1.1782Commander
Henry ReynoldsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1782
ADM 6/22/424
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 14.3.1782BWAS-171418.2.1782 - 1.3.1782Commander
Charles HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1804
ADM 6/23/229
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 7.7.1784ADM 6/231.3.1782 - 19.5.1782Commander
Henry NewcomeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1790
ADM 6/23/22
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 29.1.1793BWAS-171419.5.1782 - 7.7.1782Commander
William ClarkBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1796
ADM 6/20/195
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 3.3.1784ADM 6/237.7.1782 - 4.9.1782Commander
Theophilus JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1825
ADM 6/23/227
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 1.7.1784ADM 6/234.9.1782 - 14.9.1782Commander
William WolseleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1819
ADM 6/23/195
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 3.3.1784ADM 6/2314.9.1782 - 9.10.1782Commander
Christopher HallidayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1783
Transfered ADM 6/23/233
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 21.7.1784ADM 6/239.10.1782 - 12.10.1782Commander
George MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1813
ADM 6/23/224
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies
Confirmed 23.6.1784ADM 6/236.2.1783 - 13.12.1783Commander
Simon MackenzieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1786
ADM 6/23/239
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 26.8.1784ADM 6/2313.12.1783 - 1783Commander
William HollambyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1783
ADM 6/23/239
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 26.8.1784ADM 6/23

Service History


DateEventSource
1781Purchased in IndiaB066
12.4.1782In Hughes squadron at the Battle of ProvidienB066
12.4.1782Battle of Providien
6.7.17822nd Battle of Negapatam
3.9.1782In Hughes squadron at the Battle of TrincomaleeB066
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
26.8.1784Sold to Mr WhiteB066
23.11.1784ReturnedB066
29.11.1784Sold to Mr Maxwell for £1,200B066

 
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