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Francis Courtnay


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1666CSORN
Last Known Service11.8.1673CSORN
Date of Death10.8.1673TRN2

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1666 CaptainCSORN
166626.7.1666
Guilder de Ruyter (48) 1665-1668
British 48 Gun
4th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
1.6.16664.6.1666Four Days Battle 
12.6.166611.10.1667
Happy Return (52) 1654-1691
British 52 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1660 Renamed "Happy Return"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
25.7.166626.7.1666St James Day Battle 
20.3.1667/6830.9.1668
Sweepstakes (36) 1666-1698
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
5.5.16691.1.1671/72
Garland (22) 1654-1698
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
1660 Renamed "Garland"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
2.5.16718.5.1671Battle of Bugia 
15.1.1671/729.12.1672
Dunkirk (50) 1651-1703
British 50 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1660 Renamed "Dunkirk"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
28.5.1672 Battle of Solebay 
167310.8.1673
Dunkirk (2) 1656-1661
British 2 Gun
Unrated Ketch
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
TRN2
6.1.1672/7311.8.1673
Dunkirk (50) 1651-1703
British 50 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1660 Renamed "Dunkirk"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
28.5.1673 First Battle of Schooneveld 
4.6.1673 Second Battle of Schooneveld 
11.8.1673 Battle of Texel 

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