British sloop 'Saxon' (1746)

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Saxon
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer corvette 'La Saxonne' (1744) (16) 1744-1746 French 16 Gun Privateer Corvette
Captured	13.4.1746	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Sold	1748	BWAS-1714

4.1746Broadside Weight = 51.5 Imperial Pound ( 23.3556 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

DatesRankNameSource
4.1746 - 27.4.1747CommanderBWAS-171428.4.1747 - 15.10.1747Commander ADM 6/17/301
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 21.12.1747BWAS-1714

DatesRankNameSource
21.5.1746 - 3.1.1746/47Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/460
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 5.5.1749ADM 6/17

DateEventSource
26.5.1746Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £1875.0.0dBWAS-1714

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:17	Jon Miller	William DunsfordBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1802-1809
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:16	Jon Miller	William MacNamaraBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1794-1803
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