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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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Salem
Other Information
Type
:
Port
Founded
:
1629
Location(s)
:
Massachusetts -
United States
-
New England
Nationality
: 1691 - 1707
Kingdom of England
->
1776
United States of America
->
1707 - 1776
Great Britain
Associated Locations
Crowninshield's Wharf
- Private Shipyard
Events at Salem
1709/12/16
Birth of
Josiah Batchelder
American
Ship Owner
Service 1777-1779
1744/07/18
Birth of
Josiah Orne
American
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1777
1751/09/06
Birth of
Edward Kitchen Turner
American
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1777
1778
Launched
Bunker Hill (18)
1778-1778
American 18 Gun
Privateer
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1782/05/25
Launched
Greyhound (8)
1782-1783
American 8 Gun
Privateer
Schooner
W027
1789/06/21
Death of
Josiah Orne
American
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1777
1799/09/30
Launched
Essex (32)
1799-1814
American 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
DANFS
1814/03/28
Launched
Essex (36)
1814-1837
British 36 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1793
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
BWAS-1714
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792
Rif Winfield
,
Book
BWAS-1793
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817
Rif Winfield
,
Book
DANFS
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - Web
Unknown
,
Web Site
W027
American War of Independence at Sea
Ken Kellow
,
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
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1785-1809
British 32 Gun
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Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1862
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:22
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British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bedford' (1775) (74)
1775-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line