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El Diligente (20)
1740-1755
Spanish 20 Gun
Privateer
Packet
Added
Tomas Varela
Spanish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1749-1750
Added
Sir William Legge George Hoste (2
nd
Baronet Hoste, of the Navy)
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1830-1866
Update
Henry Negus Burroughes
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1845
Update
Thomas Edward Hoste
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1828
Update
Sir William Hoste (1
st
Baronet Hoste, of the Navy)
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1824
Update
Veteran (64)
1787-1816
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
Update
Thomas Clark
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
Added
Charles Inglis
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1792
Update
Charles Inglis
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
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Convertine (40)
1650-1666
British 40 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
(1650)
Solebay (32)
1785-1809
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1785)
Richard Bowen
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
Sir William Hall Gage
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1862
Bedford (74)
1775-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1775)
George Gayton
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1795
Sultan (74)
1775-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1805 Renamed "Suffolk"
(1775)
Syren (32)
1782-1822
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1782)
Le Furet (4)
1797-1797
French 4 Gun
Privateer
Schooner
(1797)
Porcupine (24)
1777-1805
British 24 Gun
6th Rate
Post Ship
(1777)
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Providence
Other Information
Type
:
Port
Location(s)
:
Rhode Island -
United States
-
New England
Nationality
: 1636 - 1776
Kingdom of England
->
1776
United States of America
Events at Providence
1733/09/26
Birth of
Abraham Whipple
American
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1759-1760
1776
Launched
Washington (1)
1776-1778
American 1 Gun
Unrated
Galley
SSA
1776
Launched
Spitfire (1)
1776-1777
American 1 Gun
Unrated
Galley
TNAR
1776/05
Launched
Providence (28)
1776-1780
American 28 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
E-WIKI
1776/06
Launched
Warren (32)
1776-1779
American 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
1785
Launched
Polly (Unarmed)
1785-1794
American Unarmed Gun
Merchant
Schooner
ref:1895
1827/05/11
Death of
Pardon M Whipple
American
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1827
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
E-WIKI
Wikipedia
Various
,
Web Site
SSA
Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution
Jack Coggins
,
Book
TNAR
The Navy of the American Revolution
Charles Oscar Paulin
,
Digital Book
ref:1895
Prize Papers Portal
Web Site
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British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Convertine' (1650) (40)
1650-1666
British 40 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:28
Jon Miller
British Fifth Rate frigate 'Solebay' (1785) (32)
1785-1809
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:27
Jon Miller
Richard Bowen
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:24
Jon Miller
Sir William Hall Gage
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1862
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:22
Jon Miller
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bedford' (1775) (74)
1775-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line