John Branford

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John Branford

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service14.4.1804CSORN
Last Known Service1.3.1820CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
14.4.1804		Entered the Navy	NBD1849
14.4.1804	11.1805	Eagle (74) 1804-1926 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1918 Renamed "Eaglet" , Midshipman	NBD1849
11.1805	5.1807	Kent (74) 1798-1817 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman	NBD1849
5.1807	11.1809	Royal Sovereign (100) 1786-1841 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1825 Renamed "Captain" , Midshipman	NBD1849
11.1809	1811	Ville de Paris (110) 1795-1845 British 110 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman	NBD1849
1811	1812	Rodney (74) 1809-1836 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1828 Renamed "Greenwich" , Midshipman	NBD1849
1812	2.4.1813	Milford (74) 1809-1846 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman	NBD1849
3.4.1813		Lieutenant	CSORN
3.4.1813	5.1813	Swiftsure (74) 1804-1845 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Lieutenant	NBD1849
5.1813	1814	Milford (74) 1809-1846 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Flag Lieutenant	NBD1849
3.7.1813		Attack on Fiume
3.7.1813		Capture of Fiume
4.8.1813		Action at Rogoznica
5.10.1813	29.10.1813	Siege of Trieste
5.5.1814	4.9.1815	Wye (20) 1814-1852 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship , Flag Lieutenant	NBD1849
23.7.1816	2.1817	Rivoli (74) 1812-1819 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Lieutenant	NBD1849
26.8.1818	29.2.1820	Rochefort (80) 1814-1826 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Flag Lieutenant	NBD1849
1.3.1820		Commander	NBD1849
1.3.1820		Placed on Half-Pay	NBD1849

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