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John Styles
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
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Thomas Elkington
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
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Aurora (28)
1777-1814
British 28 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
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John Milligan Seppings
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
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John Skinner
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1794
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Princess Royal (6)
1794-1794
British 6 Gun
Merchant
Packet
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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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Robert Baylis
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1795
La Cantabré (14)
1798-1798
French 14 Gun
Privateer
Brig
(1798)
Cambrian (40)
1797-1828
British 40 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1797)
Kingfisher (18)
1782-1798
British 18 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1782)
La Résolue (18)
1798-1798
French 18 Gun
Privateer
Unknown
(1798)
Phaeton (38)
1782-1828
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1782)
Seahorse (38)
1794-1819
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1794)
Charles John Moore Mansfield
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1807
Sir Robert Lawrie (6
th
Baronet of Maxwelton)
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1847
Sir Graham Eden Hamond
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1836
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Port Royal
Also Known as
Point Cagway (
1655
-
1660
)
Other Information
Type
:
Port
Founded
:
1655
Location(s)
:
Jamaica -
Greater Antilles
Associated Locations
Jamaica Dockyard
- Naval Dockyard
+ 
Mosquito Point
- Headland
Fort Augusta
- Fortress
Offices associated with Port Royal and related locations
Clerk Jamaica Dockyard
Foreman Jamaica Dockyard
Master Attendant Jamaica Dockyard
Master Caulker Jamaica Dockyard
Master Shipwright Jamaica Dockyard
Muster Master Jamaica Dockyard
Quarterman Jamaica Dockyard
Shipwright Jamaica Dockyard
Storekeeper Jamaica Dockyard
Superintendant of the Dockyard Jamaica Dockyard
Surgeon of the Hospital Jamaica Dockyard
Events at Port Royal
1733/11/13
Death of
Jacob Lamb
British
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1730-1733
1795/02/24
Death of
Robert Wood
British
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1748-1795
1804/06/05
Death of
The Hon. William Cathcart
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1804
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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:19
Jon Miller
Robert Baylis
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1795
Monday 15th of June 2026 04:17
Jon Miller
French Privateer brig 'La Cantabré' (1798) (14)
1798-1798
French 14 Gun
Privateer
Brig
Monday 15th of June 2026 04:16
Jon Miller
British Fifth Rate frigate 'Cambrian' (1797) (40)
1797-1828
British 40 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
Monday 15th of June 2026 04:12
Jon Miller
British sloop 'Kingfisher' (1782) (18)
1782-1798
British 18 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29
Jon Miller
French Privateer 'La Résolue' (1798) (18)
1798-1798
French 18 Gun
Privateer
Unknown