William Kent (d.1812)

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William Kent

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service27.10.1781CSORN
Son-in-LawNBD1849
Last Known Service1.12.1811CSORN
Date of Death29.8.1812BWAS-1793

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
27.10.1781		Lieutenant	CSORN
17.5.1783	13.9.1784	Blenheim (90) 1761-1801 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/23/70	ADM 6/23
23.6.1790	22.12.1790	Alligator (28) 1787-1814 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/43	ADM 6/24
25.4.1793	6.10.1793	Dido (28) 1784-1817 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/232	ADM 6/24
7.10.1793		Melampus (36) 1785-1815 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/272	ADM 6/24
1805		Investigator (18) 1798-1810 British 18 Gun Unrated Armed Vessel 1801 Renamed "Investigator" , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
22.1.1806		Captain	CSORN
11.1808	1.12.1811	Agincourt (64) 1796-1814 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Bristol" , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
8.1812	29.8.1812	Union (98) 1811-1833 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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