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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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Aberdeen Wharf
Also Known as
Gray's Dockyard (
1678
-
1687
)
Heydon's Dockyard (
1687
-
1696
)
Fowler's Yard (
1696
-
1711
)
Johnson's Yard (
1712
-
1719
)
Hoskins' Yard (
1719
-
1737
)
Carter's Yard (
1737
-
1751
)
Batson's Yard (
1751
-
1800
)
Limehouse Dockyard (
1800
-
2016
)
Other Information
Type
:
Private Shipyard
Founded
:
1678
Location(s)
:
Limehouse Hole -
Limehouse
Nationality
:
Great Britain
People associated with Aberdeen Wharf
From
To
Type
1687
1696
Lessee
John Heydon
British
Ship Builder
1719
1737
Lessee
William Hoskins
British
Ship Builder
1737
1751
Lessee
Robert Carter
British
Ship Builder
Service 1737-1751
1751
1770
Lessee
John Batson
British
Ship Builder
Service 1751
1751
1800
Lessee
Robert Batson
British
Ship Builder
Service 1751-1800
Events at Aberdeen Wharf
1740/05/03
Launched
Winchelsea (20)
1740-1758
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
BWAS-1714
1741/02/21
Launched
Sapphire (44)
1741-1756
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1741/05/30
Launched
Swift (8)
1741-1756
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1741/10/13
Launched
Benjamin (22)
1741-1751
British 22 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1741/10/30
Launched
Diamond (44)
1741-1756
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1743/02/07
Launched
Unnamed (Unknown)
1743-1791
British Unknown Gun
Other
Lighter
1744/07/01
Launched
Princess Louisa (60)
1744-1766
British 60 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1747/05/30
Launched
Rainbow (44)
1747-1802
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1756/04/01
Launched
Hawke (8)
1756-1759
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1756/05/14
Launched
Flamborough (20)
1756-1772
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
BWAS-1714
1757/08/30
Launched
Diana (32)
1757-1793
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1759/06/25
Launched
Phoenix (44)
1759-1780
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1763
Launched
Duke of Gloucester (Unknown)
1763-1773
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1763/06/13
Launched
Jason (32)
1763-1785
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1778/05/14
Launched
Janus (44)
1778-1810
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship of the Line
1788 Renamed "Dromedary"
BWAS-1714
1779
Launched
Contractor (Unknown)
1779-1800
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1779/12/24
Launched
Vestal (28)
1779-1816
British 28 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1780/09/30
Launched
Juno (32)
1780-1811
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1783/01/06
Launched
Dictator (64)
1783-1817
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1784/03
Launched
Deptford (12)
1784-1816
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Lighter
1784/03/23
Launched
Guardian (44)
1784-1790
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship
BWAS-1714
1787/11/26
Launched
Captain (74)
1787-1813
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1788
Launched
No. 2 Chain Boat (Unarmed)
1788-1840
British Unarmed Gun
Other
Chain Boat
BWAS-1714
1794
Launched
Earl Howe (Unknown)
1794-1813
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
BWAS-1714
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792
Rif Winfield
,
Book
EICS
East India Company Ships
Andrea Cordani
,
Cy Harrison
,
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
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:28
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1785-1809
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
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British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:24
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British
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1862
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:22
Jon Miller
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bedford' (1775) (74)
1775-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line