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John Osborn

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service22.2.1777CSORN
Last Known Service4.6.1814CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
22.2.1777		Lieutenant	CSORN
26.6.1777	1778	Florida (6) 1774-1778 British 6 Gun Unrated Sloop , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/294 Issued by Clark GaytonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1723-1782 , Jamaica	ADM 6/21
15.1.1783		Commander	CSORN
15.1.1783	5.5.1783	Pylades (18) 1781-1790 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/10	BWAS-1714
23.4.1787	26.8.1788	Ferret (14) 1784-1801 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/394	BWAS-1714
22.11.1790		Captain	CSORN
22.11.1790	7.2.1793	Success (32) 1781-1801 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/88	ADM 6/24
1795	5.1796	Trusty (50) 1782-1815 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
5.1796	1797	Trusty (50) 1782-1815 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
1798		Tremendous (74) 1784-1807 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
11.1798	1799	Stately (64) 1784-1814 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
1799	1806	Tremendous (74) 1784-1807 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
4.1799	5.1799	Ajax (74) 1798-1807 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
21.4.1806		Tremendous vs Canonniere
25.10.1809		Rear-Admiral of the Blue	CSORN
31.7.1810		Rear-Admiral of the White	CSORN
12.8.1812		Rear-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
4.6.1814		Vice-Admiral of the Blue	CSORN

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

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Monday 8th of June 2026 17:20	F.F.	British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1762) (100) 1762-1825 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Princess Royal" 1812 Renamed "Saint George" 1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01	James Daschuk	British steam sloop 'Devastation' (1841) (6) 1841-1866 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop
Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56	AvM	British Merchant east indiaman 'Zephyr' (1790) (8) 1790-1798 British 8 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Pembroke' (1733) (60) 1733-1749 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship

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