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Pierre Dieudonné JaunezFrench
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Le Cygne (16) 1806-1808
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Endymion (16) 1805-1814
French 16 Gun
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Fanfaron (16) 1804-1809
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Le Curieux (16) 1800-1804
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James Lecky

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1762CSORN
Last Known Service1813CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1762		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/426	RNLPC
14.7.1777		Lieutenant	CSORN
30.3.1783	20.5.1783	Elizabeth (74) 1769-1797 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/42	ADM 6/23
20.5.1783	24.4.1786	Elizabeth (74) 1769-1797 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , First Lieutenant ADM 6/23/70	ADM 6/23
22.11.1790		Commander	CSORN
22.11.1790	24.2.1791	Scourge (16) 1779-1795 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/89	ADM 6/24
12.3.1791	30.9.1791	Inspector (16) 1782-1802 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/110	BWAS-1714
7.6.1792	30.10.1793	Racehorse (16) 1781-1799 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/166	BWAS-1714
8.12.1794		Captain	CSORN
1813		Superannuated Captain	CSORN

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

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Posted by Bob Brooks on Monday 9th of December 2013 22:42

He was commissioned 14 July 1777 by Lord Howe from Midshipman, HMS Eagle, 4th/64, to 4th Lieutenant, HMS Raisonable, 4th/64, at New York (confirmed by Admiralty 29 Dec 1777 [ADM 6/21, p.349])

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