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Pedro de Linze y Berastegui
Spanish
Ship Owner
Service 1754-1769
Update
Galga (36)
1744-1784
Spanish 36 Gun
Privateer
Frigate
Added
Lorenzo Beyenis
Spanish
Ship Owner
Service 1769
Update
Juan Agustin de Irady
Spanish
Naval Sailor
Update
Guipuzcoano (64)
1778-1780
Spanish 64 Gun
Merchant
Ship of the Line
Update
San Rafael (30)
1774-1780
Spanish 30 Gun
Merchant
Frigate
Update
Luis Arburu
Spanish
Naval Sailor
Update
Fermín Urtizberea
Spanish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
Update
San Carlos (32)
1772-1780
Spanish 32 Gun
Merchant
Frigate
Added
San Ignacio de Loyola (50)
1766-1779
Spanish 50 Gun
Merchant
Ship
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Recent Comments
Yarmouth (64)
1745-1811
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1745)
Somerset (68)
1748-1778
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1748)
Santisima Trinidad (136)
1805-1805
British 136 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
(1805)
Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad (116)
1769-1805
Spanish 116 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
(1769)
Drake (14)
1798-1804
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1798)
Drake (14)
1798-1804
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1798)
Magicienne (32)
1781-1810
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1781)
L'Africaine (18)
1796-1796
French 18 Gun
Unrated
Unknown
(1796)
Quebec (32)
1781-1816
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1781)
Diamond (38)
1794-1812
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1794)
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Limehouse
Other Information
Type
: Inland Port
Location(s)
:
London -
Thames
Nationality
:
Great Britain
Associated Locations
Fletcher’s Yard
- Private Shipyard
+ 
Limehouse Hole
- Inland Port
Aberdeen Wharf
- Private Shipyard
→ 1678-1687 Gray's Dockyard
→ 1687-1696 Heydon's Dockyard
→ 1696-1711 Fowler's Yard
→ 1712-1719 Johnson's Yard
→ 1719-1737 Hoskins' Yard
→ 1737-1751 Carter's Yard
→ 1751-1800 Batson's Yard
→ 1800-2016 Limehouse Dockyard
Breach Dockyard
- Private Shipyard
→ 1818-1925 Union Docks
Events at Limehouse
1586
Launched
Makeshift (8)
1586-1591
British 8 Gun
5th Rate
Pinnace
BWAS-1603
1586
Launched
Spy (9)
1586-1613
British 9 Gun
5th Rate
Pinnace
BWAS-1603
1587/07/24
Death of
William Pett
British
Ship Builder
1627
Launched
Lions Whelp VII (14)
1627-1630
British 14 Gun
5th Rate
Sloop
B028
1627
Launched
Lions Whelp VIII (14)
1627-1645
British 14 Gun
5th Rate
Sloop
B028
1627
Launched
Lions Whelp IX (14)
1627-1640
British 14 Gun
5th Rate
Sloop
B028
1645
Launched
Antelope (Unknown)
1645-1649
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1651
Launched
Mermaid (24)
1651-1689
British 24 Gun
5th Rate
Ship
BWAS-1603
1654/03
Launched
Gloucester (52)
1654-1682
British 52 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
B028
1654/06/30
Launched
Newbury (52)
1654-1678
British 52 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1660 Renamed "Revenge"
B028
1665/03/06
Launched
Loyal Subject (56)
1665-1665
British 56 Gun
Merchant
Merchantman
ref:646
1690/04/18
Launched
Hound (28)
1690-1692
British 28 Gun
5th Rate
Fireship
BWAS-1603
1691/04/08
Launched
Roe (10)
1691-1697
British 10 Gun
Unrated
Ketch
B028
1693/02/11
Launched
Carlisle (60)
1693-1696
British 60 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1603
1693/06/25
Launched
Falmouth (54)
1693-1704
British 54 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
B028
1694/03/31
Launched
Firebrand (28)
1694-1707
British 28 Gun
5th Rate
Fireship
B028
1694/09/27
Launched
Seahorse (24)
1694-1704
British 24 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
B028
1694/11/22
Launched
Pembroke (60)
1694-1710
British 60 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
B028
1695/01/11
Launched
Terror (4)
1695-1704
British 4 Gun
Unrated
Bomb Vessel
B028
1695/05/06
Launched
Dreadful (4)
1695-1695
British 4 Gun
Unrated
Bomb Vessel
B028
1702/08/28
Launched
Speedwell (24)
1702-1715
British 24 Gun
5th Rate
Fireship
BWAS-1603
1709/08/12
Launched
Grafton (70)
1709-1722
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
B028
1709/11/04
Launched
Seahorse (14)
1709-1711
British 14 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
B028
1713/03/17
Launched
Orford (70)
1713-1745
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
B028
1738
Birth of
William Richardson
British
Merchant Sailor
Service 1763
1740/08/30
Launched
Basilisk (8)
1740-1750
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Bomb Vessel
BWAS-1714
1741/02/20
Launched
Gosport (44)
1741-1768
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship
BWAS-1714
1741/03/10
Launched
Hawk (8)
1741-1747
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1741/09/19
Launched
Greyhound (20)
1741-1768
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
B028
1741/12/29
Launched
Looe (44)
1741-1744
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship
BWAS-1714
1742/03/13
Launched
Terror (8)
1742-1754
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Bomb Vessel
B028
1742/03/15
Launched
Serpent (8)
1742-1748
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Bomb Vessel
BWAS-1714
1743/07/27
Launched
Phoenix (20)
1743-1762
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1744/03/20
Launched
Merlin (10)
1744-1748
British 10 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1744/05/04
Launched
Vulture (10)
1744-1761
British 10 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1744/10/11
Launched
Portland (50)
1744-1763
British 50 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1745/09/03
Launched
Siren (20)
1745-1764
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
BWAS-1714
1756/05/17
Launched
Lowestoffe (24)
1756-1760
British 24 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1757
Launched
Essex (6)
1757-1769
British 6 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
HCA26
1761/02/04
Launched
Hawk (10)
1761-1781
British 10 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1763/03/01
Launched
Swift (14)
1763-1770
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
B028
1771
Launched
Godfrey (28)
1771-1780
British 28 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
ref:300
1776/04/06
Launched
Spy (14)
1776-1778
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1777/12/17
Launched
Porcupine (24)
1777-1805
British 24 Gun
6th Rate
Post Ship
BWAS-1714
1778/09/07
Launched
Childers (10)
1778-1811
British 10 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1778/11/07
Launched
Delight (14)
1778-1781
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1779/07/31
Launched
Cyclops (28)
1779-1814
British 28 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1779/08/28
Launched
Endymion (44)
1779-1790
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship
BWAS-1714
1781/03/13
Launched
Latona (38)
1781-1816
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1782
Launched
Bellona (Unknown)
1782-1810
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
Merchantman
EICS
1782/07/11
Launched
Resistance (44)
1782-1798
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1783
Launched
Boyd (Unknown)
1783-1797
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
West Indiaman
EICS
1783/09/27
Launched
Calypso (16)
1783-1803
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1785/09/21
Launched
Romulus (36)
1785-1816
British 36 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1794/03/19
Launched
Ranger (16)
1794-1805
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1793
1794/05/28
Launched
Tickler (12)
1794-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gun-brig
BWAS-1793
1794/05/31
Launched
Swinger (12)
1794-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gun-brig
BWAS-1793
1797/02/27
Launched
Naiad (38)
1797-1866
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1793
1797/04/12
Launched
Admiral Gardner (Unknown)
1797-1809
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1797/04/24
Launched
Gunboat No. 19 (12)
1797-1806
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Steady"
1805 Renamed "Oroonoko"
BWAS-1793
1797/04/25
Launched
Gunboat No. 20 (12)
1797-1803
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Courser"
BWAS-1793
1797/05/21
Launched
Gunboat No. 21 (12)
1797-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Defender"
BWAS-1793
1813/09/13
Launched
Hebrus (36)
1813-1817
British 36 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
1813/10/25
Launched
Granicus (36)
1813-1817
British 36 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1793
1825/10/09
Death of
William Woolcombe
British
Ship Builder
1837/08
Launched
Fearless (1)
1837-1875
British 1 Gun
Unrated
Paddle Steamer
B181
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
B028
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I
J. J. Colledge
,
Book
B181
Sail and Steam Navy List
David Lyon
,
Book
BWAS-1603
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714
Rif Winfield
,
Book
BWAS-1714
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792
Rif Winfield
,
Book
BWAS-1793
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817
Rif Winfield
,
Book
EICS
East India Company Ships
Andrea Cordani
,
Cy Harrison
,
Web Site
HCA26
HCA 26 1689-1809 High Court of Admiralty
Authority
,
Web Site
ref:300
Merchant Vessels in the Service of the East India Company, 1601-1832
Unknown
,
Web Site
ref:646
Mariner's Mirror - Hired Men-of-War, 1664 – 67
Frank Fox
,
Digital Book
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