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Merchant East Indiaman
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Francis Saunders

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1740CSORN
Last Known Service11.11.1746CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1740		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/395	RNLPC
2.2.1740/41		Lieutenant	NL1865-3
2.2.1740/41	19.3.1740/41	Marlborough (90) 1732-1752 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Sixth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/375	ADM 6/15
20.3.1740/41	10.5.1741	Marlborough (90) 1732-1752 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/15/400	ADM 6/15
11.5.1741	6.4.1742	Faversham (44) 1741-1749 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/416	ADM 6/15
24.7.1741		Action of 1741-07-24
7.4.1742	8.7.1742	Spy (8) 1732-1745 British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop , Lieutenant ADM 6/16/41	ADM 6/16
9.7.1742	17.8.1743	Solebay (20) 1742-1744 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Lieutenant ADM 6/16/74	ADM 6/16
18.3.1743/44	13.5.1745	Rupert (60) 1740-1767 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/377	ADM 6/16
14.5.1745	14.4.1746	Pembroke (60) 1733-1749 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/477	ADM 6/16
14.4.1746	1.9.1746	Dorsetshire (80) 1712-1749 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/258 Issued by Isaac TownsendBritish Naval Sailor Service 1696-1746 , North America Confirmed 15.8.1747	ADM 6/17

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