Sir Thomas Byard (d.1798)

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Sir Thomas Byard

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1762CSORN
Last Known Service1799CSORN
Date of Death30.10.1798

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
3.7.1753 Launched
Lion (Unknown) 1753-1775
British Unknown Gun
Unrated Transport
, Transport at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire 		 
1.4.1760 Launched
Hayling (4) 1760-1782
British 4 Gun
Unrated Storeship
, Storeship at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire 		 
1762 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/6/5RNLPC
25.6.1773 LieutenantCSORN
15.11.1782 CommanderCSORN
15.11.178216.1.1783
Spitfire (8) 1782-1825
British 8 Gun
Unrated Fireship
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/540		BWAS-1714
17.1.1783 CaptainCSORN
17.1.178315.1.1786
Victory (100) 1765-2019
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/11		ADM 6/23
5.10.178725.2.1788
Hero (74) 1759-1810
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1800 Renamed "Rochester"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/424		ADM 6/23
25.2.178810.9.1791
Impregnable (98) 1786-1799
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/449		BWAS-1714
60.80.1789 Appointed Knight BachelorTKE2
3.12.17928.2.1793
Saint George (98) 1785-1811
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/182		BWAS-1714
8.2.17934.1794
Windsor Castle (98) 1790-1813
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/206		BWAS-1714
8.17947.12.1794
Alcide (74) 1779-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
12.179624.5.1798
Bedford (74) 1775-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 107/2/203		BWAS-1714
11.10.1797 Battle of Camperdown 
25.5.179830.10.1798
Foudroyant (80) 1798-1892
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
12.10.1798 Battle of Tory Island 
18.4.1840 Launched
Bittern (12) 1840-1860
British 12 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Sloop at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 		 
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Posted by byard.sheppard on Thursday 26th of February 2015 02:24

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