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Richard Harrison Pearson
British
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1790-1814
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Pluto (8)
1782-1817
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Fireship
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William Mercer
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1799
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Fox (32)
1780-1816
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
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George Boswell
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
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Princess Royal (90)
1773-1807
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
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Henry Garrett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1833
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Vengeance (74)
1774-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
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Sir Henry Powlett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1830
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Edward Ellicott
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1812
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Puissant (74)
1793-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1793)
Stork (16)
1796-1816
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1796)
David Hotchkis
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1797
Sandwich (90)
1759-1810
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1759)
Bedford (74)
1775-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1775)
Pomone (44)
1794-1802
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1794)
Canada (74)
1765-1834
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1765)
Haarlem (68)
1785-1797
Dutch 68 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1785)
Hercules (66)
1781-1797
Dutch 66 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1781)
Le Railleur (20)
1797-1797
French 20 Gun
Privateer
Corvette
(1797)
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Folkstone
Other Information
Type
:
Port
Location(s)
:
Kent -
England
Events at Folkstone
1764/06/30
Launched
Wells (6)
1764-1780
British 6 Gun
Unrated
Cutter
BWAS-1714
1764/10/13
Launched
Folkestone (6)
1764-1778
British 6 Gun
Unrated
Cutter
BWAS-1714
1777/06/07
Launched
Rattlesnake (14)
1777-1781
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Cutter
BWAS-1714
1778/06
Launched
Busy (10)
1778-1792
British 10 Gun
Unrated
Cutter
BWAS-1714
1778/06/24
Launched
Le Folkestone (8)
1778-1783
French 8 Gun
Unrated
Cutter
NNF-1774
1780/07/30
Launched
Scout (14)
1780-1794
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1781/07/06
Launched
Nimble (10)
1781-1808
British 10 Gun
Unrated
Cutter
BWAS-1714
1782/08
Launched
Wasp (14)
1782-1800
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1785
Birth of
Finn Eldridge
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO
1794/08/04
Launched
Le Scout (14)
1794-1795
French 14 Gun
Unrated
Brig
BWAS-1714
1804
Launched
Flambeau (8)
1804-1807
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Fire Vessel
BWAS-1793
1860/11/13
Death of
Richard Green Didham
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1806
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
NAO
The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors
Various
,
Web Site
NNF-1774
Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792
Alain Demerliac
,
Book
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British 74 Gun
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British 16 Gun
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British Second Rate ship of the line 'Sandwich' (1759) (90)
1759-1810
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
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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