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Richard Tapson


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service15.9.1678CSORN
Last Known Service22.12.1680CSORN

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Date fromDate toEventSource
15.9.1678 LieutenantCSORN
168022.12.1680
Adventure (38) 1646-1691
British 38 Gun
4th Rate Ship
, Lieutenant
ADM 1/5253
22.12.1680 Court Martial : Richard Tapson, Lieutenant, HMS Adventure. Royal Navy Court Martial, 22 December 1680. Crime: Breach of 21st and 23rd Articles of War through insubordination to his commander and drunkenness. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence: Stripped of his rank.ADM 1/5253

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