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Pedro de Linze y Berastegui
Spanish
Ship Owner
Service 1754-1769
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Galga (36)
1744-1784
Spanish 36 Gun
Privateer
Frigate
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Lorenzo Beyenis
Spanish
Ship Owner
Service 1769
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Juan Agustin de Irady
Spanish
Naval Sailor
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Guipuzcoano (64)
1778-1780
Spanish 64 Gun
Merchant
Ship of the Line
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San Rafael (30)
1774-1780
Spanish 30 Gun
Merchant
Frigate
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Luis Arburu
Spanish
Naval Sailor
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Fermín Urtizberea
Spanish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
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San Carlos (32)
1772-1780
Spanish 32 Gun
Merchant
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San Ignacio de Loyola (50)
1766-1779
Spanish 50 Gun
Merchant
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Yarmouth (64)
1745-1811
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1745)
Somerset (68)
1748-1778
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1748)
Santisima Trinidad (136)
1805-1805
British 136 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
(1805)
Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad (116)
1769-1805
Spanish 116 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
(1769)
Drake (14)
1798-1804
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1798)
Drake (14)
1798-1804
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1798)
Magicienne (32)
1781-1810
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1781)
L'Africaine (18)
1796-1796
French 18 Gun
Unrated
Unknown
(1796)
Quebec (32)
1781-1816
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1781)
Diamond (38)
1794-1812
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1794)
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John White
Nationality
British
Roles
Naval Sailor
First Known Service
10.1653
CSORN
Last Known Service
1655
CSORN
Event History
Date from
Date to
Event
Source
16.4.1652
One of three captains order to command fireships by the Council of State
NRS013
10.1653
1655
Mathias (38)
1653-1667
British 38 Gun
4th Rate
Ship
,
Captain
, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
Notes on Officer
Possible command
NRS013
On 16th April 1652 the council of state ordered that a John White was to command a fireship
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
BWAS-1603
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714
Rif Winfield
,
Book
CSORN
Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy
David Bonner-Smith
,
Robert L. DiNardo
,
David Syrett
,
Web Site
NRS013
NRS Vol 013 - Papers relating to the First Dutch War 1652-54 Vol I
Samuel R. Gardiner
,
Book
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Thursday 23rd of July 2026 13:29
keith wilkie
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Yarmouth' (1745) (64)
1745-1811
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
Thursday 23rd of July 2026 13:13
keith wilkie
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Somerset' (1748) (68)
1748-1778
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
Wednesday 22nd of July 2026 04:24
F.F.
British First Rate ship of the line 'Santisima Trinidad' (1805) (136)
1805-1805
British 136 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
Wednesday 22nd of July 2026 01:36
F.F.
Spanish First Rate ship of the line 'Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad' (1769) (116)
1769-1805
Spanish 116 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
Tuesday 21st of July 2026 16:47
Jon Miller
British sloop 'Drake' (1798) (14)
1798-1804
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop