British hired tender 'Britannia' (1776)
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Mahonesa (34)
1789-1796
Spanish 34 Gun
5th Rate
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(1789)
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1753-1798
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1789-1798
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate
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(1789)
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1797-1798
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate
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(1797)
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1765-1798
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1765)
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1797-1798
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Henry Chads
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Service 1752-1783
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Britannia
23785
Nominal Guns
Unknown
PMD
Nationality
Great Britain
Operator
Royal Navy
Hired
23.4.1776
PMD
Shipyard
Unknown
PMD
Category
Hired Vessel
PMD
Ship Type
Tender
Last Mentioned
11.10.1783
PMD
4 Ship Commanders
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
30.4.1776
-
1.10.1781
Lieutenant
John Shortland
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1790
PMD
1.10.1781
-
11.6.1782
Lieutenant
Hay Forbes
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1793
Transfered ADM 6/22/495
ADM 6/22
31.7.1782
-
13.3.1783
Lieutenant
John Besly
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1792
ADM 6/23/162
Issued by
Robert Digby
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1805
,
North America
Confirmed
14.11.1783
ADM 6/23
13.3.1783
-
1783
Commander
Piercy Brett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1787
ADM 6/23/167
Issued by
Robert Digby
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1805
,
North America
Confirmed
24.11.1783
ADM 6/23
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
ADM 6/22
ADM 6/22 Commission and Warrant Book 1779 July-1782
Archive
ADM 6/23
ADM 6/23 Commission and Warrant Book 1783-1789 Aug.
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