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Edward Browne
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
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Polyphemus (64)
1782-1827
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
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William Shippard
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
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Robert Passmore
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1798
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James Rains
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1829
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Edward Birch
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
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Mulette (18)
1793-1797
British 18 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
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Nonsuch (64)
1774-1802
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
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John Little
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1801
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Edward Dyne
British
Dockyard Staff
Service 1767-1794
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Gunboat No. 10 (14)
1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Biter"
(1797)
Racoon (16)
1795-1806
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1795)
Lord Horatio Nelson (1
st
Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1804
Margaret (4)
1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired
Tender
(1785)
Margaret (4)
1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired
Tender
(1785)
Le Coureur (24)
1798-1798
French 24 Gun
Privateer
Unknown
(1798)
Jason (38)
1794-1798
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1794)
Amelia (38)
1796-1816
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1796)
General Eliott (Unknown)
1782-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1782)
Gunboat No. 30 (12)
1797-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Hardy"
(1797)
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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:
Port
Location(s)
:
Northumberland -
England
River Tyne -
North Sea
-
Durham
-
Northumberland
Associated Locations
Howden Pans
- Private Shipyard
St Peter’s Yard
- Private Shipyard
→ 1756-1810 William Rowe's Yard
→ 1810 Smith's Yard
Offices associated with Newcastle upon Tyne and related locations
Impress Service Newcastle upon Tyne
Mayor Newcastle upon Tyne
Muster Master Newcastle upon Tyne
Regulating Officer Newcastle upon Tyne
Sheriff Newcastle upon Tyne
Events at Newcastle upon Tyne
1295/05/16
Launched
Newcastle Galley (Unknown)
1295-1301
British Unknown Gun
Unrated
Galley
ref:590
1542/10/15
Death of
Lord William FitzWilliam (1
st
Earl of Southampton)
British
Administrator
Soldier
Service 1536-1540
1545
Birth of
Roger Shaster
British
Naval Sailor
Pirate
Service 1564-1565
1565
Birth of
Sir Alexander Davison
British
Ship Owner
Service 1611-1639
1644/10/19
Death of
Sir Alexander Davison
British
Ship Owner
Service 1611-1639
c.1737
Birth of
Cuthbert Adamson
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1792
1748/09/26
Birth of
Lord Cuthbert Collingwood (1
st
Baron Collingwood, of Caldburne and Hethpool)
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1810
NAO
1763/09/09
Launched
Solebay (28)
1763-1782
British 28 Gun
Unrated
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1776
Birth of
Robert Buckless
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1806
NAO
1779/07/29
Launched
Siren (24)
1779-1781
British 24 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
BWAS-1714
1782
Birth of
Robert Jeffry
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1809
NA-ROA
1782/05/20
Death of
John Bover
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1771
1801/02/05
Launched
Diligence (16)
1801-1812
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1793
1803/06/07
Launched
Euphrates (22)
1803-1813
British 22 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1803/07
Launched
Speedy (16)
1803-1817
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1793
1804/06
Launched
Heron (16)
1804-1816
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
1811 Renamed "Volcano"
BWAS-1793
1808/10/08
Death of
Francis Hurry
British
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1792-1807
1813
Launched
Acute (12)
1813-1864
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Brig
BWAS-1793
1821
Launched
Florentia (Unknown)
1821-1831
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1831/02/28
Launched
Duke of Northumberland (Unknown)
1831-1838
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
Merchantman
EICS
1832/09/05
Death of
Thomas Trotter
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1794
1850/02/18
Death of
John William Trotter
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1813
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
EICS
East India Company Ships
Andrea Cordani
,
Cy Harrison
,
Web Site
NA-ROA
The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc.
Book
NAO
The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors
Various
,
Web Site
ref:590
England's Medieval Navy 1066-1509
Susan Rose
,
Book
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1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Biter"
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1795-1806
British 16 Gun
Unrated
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st
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British
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Service 1771-1804
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1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired
Tender
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British hired tender 'Margaret' (1785) (4)
1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired
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