James Read (d.1745)
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Thomas Bennett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1838
Georgiana (Unknown)
1791-1813
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1791)
United Kingdom (Unknown)
1801-1809
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1801)
Walthamstow (Unknown)
1799-1814
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1799)
Automatia (Unknown)
1799-1803
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1799)
Betsy (Unknown)
1793-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
West Indiaman
(1793)
Charles Hooper
British
Merchant Sailor
Service 1796-1802
Lord Thurlow (Unknown)
1789-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1789)
Robert Wardlaw
British
Merchant Sailor
Service 1799-1807
William Maxwell
British
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798-1809
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James Read
Nationality
British
Roles
Privateer
First Known Service
12.1.1744/45
ref:1846
Last Known Service
20.4.1745
ref:1846
Date of Death
20.4.1745
ref:1846
Cause of Death
enemy action
ref:1846
Event History
Date from
Date to
Event
Source
12.1.1744/45
20.4.1745
Dreadnought (20)
1745-1745
British 20 Gun
Privateer
Unknown
,
Captain
, and Commanding Officer
ref:1846
20.4.1745
Grande Biche vs Dreadnought
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
ref:1846
Bristol Privateers and Ships of War
J W Damer Powell
,
Book
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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 17:37
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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 16:07
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1791-1813
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Merchant
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1801-1809
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Merchant
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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 16:05
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British Merchant east indiaman 'Walthamstow' (1799) (Unknown)
1799-1814
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 16:03
Jon Miller
British Merchant east indiaman 'Automatia' (1799) (Unknown)
1799-1803
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman