William McPherson Rice (d.1800)

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Jean-Louis PestelFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1793
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Le Cornélie (24) 1794-1797
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate (Corvettes de Charge)
1795 Renamed "Calliope"
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Le Républicain (24) 1794-1799
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Corvette
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Pierre Dieudonné JaunezFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1806-1812
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Le Cygne (16) 1806-1808
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
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Jean-Baptiste LefebvreFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1804
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Endymion (16) 1805-1814
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
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Fanfaron (16) 1804-1809
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
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Le Curieux (16) 1800-1804
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
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William McPherson Rice

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service30.6.1777CSORN
Last Known Service5.12.1793CSORN
Date of Death27.11.1800CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
30.6.1777	7.4.1781	Blonde (32) 1760-1782 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Midshipman LES/6/6	ref:1697
24.7.1779	12.8.1779	Penobscot Expedition
1.11.1793		Lieutenant	CSORN
1.11.1793	5.12.1793	Swan (8) 1767-1814 British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop 1779 Renamed "Explosion" 1783 Renamed "Swan" , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/279	ADM 6/24
6.12.1793		Swan (8) 1767-1814 British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop 1779 Renamed "Explosion" 1783 Renamed "Swan" , First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/289	ADM 6/24

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