James Martin (d.1804)

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James Martin

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service21.11.1800CSORN
Last Known Service1803CSORN
Date of Death1804
Will Probated9.3.1804, PROB 11/1406/108

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
21.11.1800 LieutenantCSORN
1.18011803
Explosion (10) 1797-1807
British 10 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
2.4.1801 Battle of Copenhagen 
14.9.1803 Bombardment of Dieppe 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Friday 10th of July 2026 21:29

Portsmouth, 24 January 1801: Captain Martin, late of the Xenophon, is appointed to command bomb-vessel; and the Xenophon is ordered to be fitted for the reception of astronomers and scientific men, and is going, it is said, on a voyage of discovery. [Hampshire Chronicle, 26 January 1801]

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