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Sir William Legge George Hoste (2
nd
Baronet Hoste, of the Navy)
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1818-1868
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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
Update
Swiftsure (74)
1787-1801
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
Update
Trompeuse (16)
1794-1796
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
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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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North Sea
Other Information
Type
: Geographic Area
Location(s)
:
North Atlantic Ocean -
Atlantic Ocean
Associated Locations
Goodwin Sands
- Feature of the sea
Heligoland
- Archipelago
North Foreland
- Headland
+ 
River Tyne
- River
Howden Pans
- Private Shipyard
Hurry's Yard
- Private Shipyard
+ 
Jarrow
- Port
Temple's Yard
- Private Shipyard
+ 
Newcastle upon Tyne
- Port
Howden Pans
- Private Shipyard
St Peter’s Yard
- Private Shipyard
→ 1756-1810 William Rowe's Yard
→ 1810 Smith's Yard
+ 
North Shields
- Port
Hurry's Yard
- Private Shipyard
+ 
South Shields
- Port
Low Dock
- Private Shipyard
Temple's Yard
- Private Shipyard
St Peter’s Yard
- Private Shipyard
→ 1756-1810 William Rowe's Yard
→ 1810 Smith's Yard
The Downs
- Geographic Area
+ 
The Humber
- Estuary
Charlestown
- Private Shipyard
+ 
Hessel Cliff
- Private Shipyard
North Barton Yard
- Private Shipyard
Hessel Haven
- Private Shipyard
+ 
Kingston upon Hull
- Port
Charlestown
- Private Shipyard
Lime Street Yard
- Private Shipyard
North Barton Yard
- Private Shipyard
The Wash
- Bay
Wadden Sea
- Geographic Area
Zuiderzee
- Geographic Area
Øresund
- Geographic Area
Offices associated with North Sea and related locations
Commander-in-Chief The Downs
Commander-in-Chief North Sea
Governor Kingston upon Hull
Impress Service Newcastle upon Tyne
Impress Service Kingston upon Hull
Impress Service North Shields
Lieutenant Governor Heligoland
Mayor Newcastle upon Tyne
Mayor Kingston upon Hull
Member of Parliament Kingston upon Hull
Muster Master Newcastle upon Tyne
Muster Master The Downs
Regulating Officer Newcastle upon Tyne
Sheriff Newcastle upon Tyne
Sheriff Kingston upon Hull
Events at North Sea
1661/07/16
Death of
Robert Duck
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1656-1661
1665/04/13
Death of
John Golding
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1652-1665
1665/09/03
Death of
John Cuttle
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1659-1665
1756/11
Adventure vs Infernale
B103
1779/09/23
Battle of Flamborough Head
TRN4
1779/12/15
Death of
Charles Jordan
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1779
1780/11/11
La Comtesse de Provence (18)
1778-1780
French 18 Gun
Privateer
Unknown
taken by
Cleopatra (32)
1779-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
.
BWAS-1714
1793/03/24
Les Trois Amis (4)
1793-1793
French 4 Gun
Privateer
Unknown
taken by
Cleopatra (32)
1779-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
.
BWAS-1714
1797/06
Death of
William Huggett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1791
1804/01/21
Death of
Henry Mitford
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1793
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
B103
Battles of the British Navy Vol I
Joseph Allen
,
Digital Book
BWAS-1714
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792
Rif Winfield
,
Book
TRN4
The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IV
William Laird Clowes
,
Digital Book
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Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:37
Jon Miller
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Puissant' (1793) (74)
1793-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:33
Jon Miller
British sloop 'Stork' (1796) (16)
1796-1816
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
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David Hotchkis
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1797
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:21
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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
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:18
Jon Miller
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bedford' (1775) (74)
1775-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line