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Richard Wells

NationalityBritish
RolesShip Builder

Event History

Date from	Event	Source
3.6.1703	Launched Lark (42) 1703-1723 British 42 Gun 5th Rate Ship , Ship at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	B028
16.3.1708/9	Launched Russell (80) 1709-1726 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Ship of the Line at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1603
23.6.1742	Launched Dreadnought (60) 1742-1784 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Ship of the Line at Deptford - London	BWAS-1714
21.5.1757	Launched America (60) 1757-1771 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Ship of the Line at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
3.1.1794	Launched Artois (38) 1794-1797 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Frigate at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
13.3.1797	Launched Gunboat No. 10 (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Biter" , Gunboat at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
14.3.1797	Launched Acasta (40) 1797-1821 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Frigate at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
4.1797	Launched Gunboat No. 8 (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Bouncer" , Gunboat at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
11.4.1797	Launched Gunboat No. 9 (14) 1797-1809 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Boxer" , Gunboat at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
11.4.1797	Launched Gunboat No. 11 (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Bruiser" , Gunboat at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
11.8.1808	Launched Acertif (18) 1808-1809 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Sloop at Unknown	BWAS-1793
17.4.1813	Launched Cydnus (38) 1813-1816 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Frigate at Blackwall - London	BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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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