James Newman (d.1811)

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James Newman

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service26.2.1790CSORN
Last Known Service8.1795CSORN
Date of Death25.12.1811 - off TexelBWAS-1793
Cause of DeathShipwreckCSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
26.2.1790 LieutenantADM 6/24
26.2.179030.4.1791
Ariel (16) 1781-1802
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/155
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies
Confirmed 11.2.1792		ADM 6/24
29.1.179319.2.1793
Venus (32) 1758-1828
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1807 Renamed "Heroine"
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/198		ADM 6/24
20.2.179323.2.1794
Royal George (100) 1788-1822
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Sixth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/211		ADM 6/24
24.2.179430.3.1794
Royal George (100) 1788-1822
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/25/14		ADM 6/25
31.3.1794 
Royal George (100) 1788-1822
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/25/25		ADM 6/25
24.5.1794 CommanderADM 6/25
24.5.17941.8.1794
Martin (16) 1790-1800
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/25/44		BWAS-1714
1.6.1794 Glorious 1st of June 
1.8.1794 CaptainCSORN
1.8.17948.1795
Vestal (28) 1779-1816
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/25/69		BWAS-1714
22.8.1795 Action of 1795-08-22 
1796 
Ceres (32) 1781-1830
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
21.3.1796 Attack on Leogane 
17974.1799
Mermaid (32) 1784-1815
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
29.6.1798 Capture of the Seine 
16.10.179818.10.1798Capture of the Loire 
3.17991801
Loire (40) 1798-1818
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
5.2.18006.2.1800Capture of the Pallas 
26.6.18041807
Veteran (64) 1787-1816
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		NAO
7.180511.1805
Vanguard (74) 1787-1821
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
4.180825.12.1811
Hero (74) 1803-1811
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
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