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Seaflower (16) 1782-1808
British 16 Gun
Unrated Cutter
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William PierrepontBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1812
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Meleager (32) 1785-1801
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
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Sir Thomas Masterman HardyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1837
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James CarterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
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Fortitude (74) 1780-1820
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
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William GraingerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
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Thomas Gordon CaulfieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1821
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Victory (100) 1765-2019
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
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Boston

Other Information

Type : Port
Founded : 1630/09/07
Location(s) : Massachusetts - United States - New England
Nationality : 1691 - 1707 Kingdom of England
->1776United States of America
->1707 - 1776 Great Britain

Associated Locations

+ Charlestown - Port
- Charlestown Navy Yard - Naval Dockyard
  → 1874-2016 Boston Navy Yard

Offices associated with Boston and related locations

Events at Boston

c.1654Birth of
Wentworth PaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1729
1704/11/13Birth of
Wentworth PaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736
1709/09/29Birth of
Joseph GerrishBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1756-1773
1729/01/22Death of
Wentworth PaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1729
1743/10/12Birth of
John Foster WilliamsAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1791
1748/05/03Launched
Boston (24) 1748-1752
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
BWAS-1714
1759/05/16Birth of
Sir Isaac Coffin (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1773-1830
1761/01Birth of
Sir Benjamin HallowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1830
1768/03/18Launched
Sultana (Lightly Armed) 1768-1773
British Lightly Armed Gun
Unrated Schooner
BWAS-1714
1775/05/11Launched
Liberty (8) 1775-1777
American 8 Gun
Unrated Ship
1779/12/28Launched
Wilkes (14) 1779-1780
American 14 Gun
Privateer Sloop
BWAS-1714
1780/02/01Birth of
David PorterAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1826
1781Launched
Belisarius (20) 1781-1781
American 20 Gun
Privateer Ship
NRAR
1781/08/07Launched
Belisarius (20) 1781-1783
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
BWAS-1714
1797/10/21Launched
Constitution (44) 1797-1797
American 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
DANFS
1799/05/20Launched
Boston (28) 1799-1814
American 28 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1814/06/24Death of
John Foster WilliamsAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1791
1817/05/30Death of
Tristram DaltonAmerican
Ship Owner
Service 1776
1825/07/12Death of
Walter AbbotAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1825
1829/07/19Death of
John LordAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1817-1829
1885/03/01Death of
George Henry PrebleAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1835-1878

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

NRARAuthority, Digital Book

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Saturday 13th of June 2026 08:07	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Kingfisher' (1782) (18) 1782-1798 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Saturday 13th of June 2026 08:05	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Beaulieu' (1791) (40) 1791-1806 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Saturday 13th of June 2026 08:02	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Artois' (1794) (38) 1794-1797 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Saturday 13th of June 2026 07:58	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Amphion' (1780) (32) 1780-1796 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Saturday 13th of June 2026 07:56	Jon Miller	Sir William BoltonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1795-1815

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