William Tunick (d.1653)

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William Tunick

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1653CSORN
Last Known Service25.3.1653CSORN
Date of Death25.3.1653 - Yarmouth IOW SPD-1652-3
Cause of DeathDrownedCSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
165325.3.1653
Mary Prize (36) 1649-1657
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
18.2.1652/5320.2.1652/53Battle of Portland 
25.3.1653 As Capt. Wm. Tunick, commander of the Mary prize, was going on shore at Yarmouth to take order as to some sick men on board, his boat was overset with a gust of wind, and he and six more were drowned.SPD-1652-3
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