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Pedro de Linze y Berastegui
Spanish
Ship Owner
Service 1754-1769
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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
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San Rafael (30)
1774-1780
Spanish 30 Gun
Merchant
Frigate
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Luis Arburu
Spanish
Naval Sailor
Update
Fermín Urtizberea
Spanish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
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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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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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English Channel
Other Information
Type
: Geographic Area
Location(s)
:
British Isles -
North Atlantic Ocean
-
Europe
Associated Locations
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Isle of Wight
- Island
Binstead
- Port
Cowes
- Port
East Cowes
- Port
Newport IOW
- Town
Yarmouth IOW
- Port
Shambles Sandbank
- Feature of the sea
+ 
The Channel Islands
- Archipelago
Alderney
- Island
Brecqhou
- Island
+ 
Guernsey
- Island
Saint Peter Port
- Port
St Peter Port
- Port
Herm
- Island
+ 
Jersey
- Island
Saint Helier
- Port
Jethou
- Island
Sark
- Island
Ushant
- Island
Offices associated with English Channel and related locations
Commander-in-Chief The Channel Islands
Commander-in-Chief English Channel
Governor Isle of Wight
Impress Service Cowes
Impress Service Guernsey
Impress Service Jersey
Member of Parliament Newport IOW
Member of Parliament Yarmouth IOW
Physician of the Fleet English Channel
Regulating Officer Yarmouth IOW
Second in Command English Channel
Events at English Channel
1588/05
The Spanish Armada
NRS001
1744/10/05
Death of
Sir John Balchen
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1685-1736
1744/10/05
Death of
The Hon. William Hamilton
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1744
1757/11/02
Unicorn vs Hermione
B103
1757/11/03
Antelope vs Le Moras
B103
1768/10/05
Death of
John Field
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1766
1780/12/25
Vriendschap (Unknown)
1780-1780
Dutch Unknown Gun
Merchant
Brigantine
taken by
Perseus (20)
1776-1805
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
.
ref:2005
1780/12/25
Vriendschap (Unknown)
1780-1780
Dutch Unknown Gun
Merchant
Brigantine
taken by
Zebra (16)
1780-1812
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
.
ref:2005
1781/01/03
Catharina Wilhelmina (26)
1780-1781
Dutch 26 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
taken by
Perseus (20)
1776-1805
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
.
ref:2003
1781/01/03
Catharina Wilhelmina (26)
1780-1781
Dutch 26 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
taken by
Fortune (16)
1780-1797
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
.
ref:2003
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
B103
Battles of the British Navy Vol I
Joseph Allen
,
Digital Book
NRS001
NRS Vol 001 - State Papers relating to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada Anno 1588 Vol I
John Knox Laughton
,
Digital Book
ref:2003
ADM 51/4289 - Captains' logs (1706-1792)
Archive
ref:2005
HCA 32/477/6 - High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Vriendschap
Archive
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Thursday 23rd of July 2026 13:29
keith wilkie
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Yarmouth' (1745) (64)
1745-1811
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
Thursday 23rd of July 2026 13:13
keith wilkie
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Somerset' (1748) (68)
1748-1778
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
Wednesday 22nd of July 2026 04:24
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British First Rate ship of the line 'Santisima Trinidad' (1805) (136)
1805-1805
British 136 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
Wednesday 22nd of July 2026 01:36
F.F.
Spanish First Rate ship of the line 'Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad' (1769) (116)
1769-1805
Spanish 116 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
Tuesday 21st of July 2026 16:47
Jon Miller
British sloop 'Drake' (1798) (14)
1798-1804
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop