Ormond Thomson (d.1753)

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Ormond Thomson

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1727CSORN
A.K.A.Thompson, TomsonADM 6/14
Last Known Service27.11.1748CSORN
Date of Death17.11.1753CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1727 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/173RNLPC
14.10.1727 LieutenantCSORN
14.10.17273.2.1730/31
Pearl (40) 1726-1744
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/171		ADM 6/13
14.6.173222.11.1733
Norfolk (80) 1728-1749
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/111		ADM 6/14
23.11.173330.1.1733/34
Orford (70) 1713-1745
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/14/155		ADM 6/14
31.1.1733/3421.7.1736
Orford (70) 1713-1745
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/162		ADM 6/14
24.12.173722.5.1741
Torrington (40) 1729-1744
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/90		ADM 6/15
23.5.17417.6.1741
Princess Caroline (80) 1731-1764
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/96
Confirmed 9.9.1742		ADM 6/16
10.6.1741 CommanderCSORN
10.6.174114.6.1741
Eleanor (8) 1739-1742
British 8 Gun
Unrated Fireship
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/81
Confirmed 29.7.1742		ADM 6/16
15.6.174125.8.1742
Vesuvius (8) 1739-1742
British 8 Gun
Unrated Fireship
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/81
Confirmed 29.7.1742		ADM 6/16
7.174110.1741Operations against Santiago 
16.10.174228.10.1742
Granado (8) 1742-1763
British 8 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/110		ADM 6/16
16.11.174323.7.1744
Fly (8) 1732-1751
British 8 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/239		ADM 6/16
26.7.1744 CaptainCSORN
26.7.174427.11.1744
Rye (20) 1740-1744
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 1.8.1744		BWAS-1714
14.5.17456.5.1748
Poole (44) 1745-1765
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/477		BWAS-1714
20.9.174625.9.1746Lorient Operations 
12.10.1746 Action of 1746-10-12 
6.5.17482.8.1748
Tilbury (58) 1745-1757
British 58 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/469
Issued by
Henry OsborneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1710-1765

Confirmed 9.6.1749		BWAS-1714
2.8.174827.11.1748
Bideford (20) 1740-1754
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/469
Issued by
Charles KnowlesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1770
, Jamaica
Confirmed 9.6.1749		BWAS-1714

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