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Sea-flower (4) 1714-1718
British 4 Gun
Merchant Sloop
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Charles BainsBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1714-1718
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John ScottBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798
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La Vengeance (20) 1797-1800
French 20 Gun
Privateer Unknown
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Zephyr (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
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Woodcot (Unknown) 1786-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
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Raymond (Unknown) 1782-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman (EIC Regular Ship)
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Cassandra (26) 1720-1723
Pirate 26 Gun
6th Rate Ship
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Cassandra (26) 1719-1720
British 26 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
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Richard LazenbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Pirate
Service 1719-1723
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James Taylor

NationalityBritish
RolesDesigner, Ship Builder
First Known Service23.4.1740CSORN
Last Known Service10.1826CSORN

Date from	Event	Source
21.1.1783	Launched Carnatic (74) 1783-1825 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1815 Renamed "Captain" , Ship of the Line at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
4.1794	Launched Caroline (3) 1794-1802 British 3 Gun Unrated Gunboat , Gunboat at Unknown	BWAS-1793
6.4.1800	Launched Carmen (34) 1800-1802 British 34 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Frigate at Real Astillero de Esteiro - Ferrol	BWAS-1793
25.4.1807	Launched Comet (18) 1807-1815 British 18 Gun Unrated Fireship , Fireship at Bideford - Devon	B028
3.10.1807	Launched Carnation (18) 1807-1808 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Sloop at Bideford - Devon	BWAS-1793
1810	Launched Carlotta (14) 1810-1815 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Sloop at Venice	BWAS-1793
11.6.1812	Launched Fairy (16) 1812-1821 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Sloop at Bideford - Devon	BWAS-1793
30.7.1813	Launched Beelzebub (10) 1813-1820 British 10 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel , Bomb Vessel at Bideford - Devon	BWAS-1793
25.9.1813	Launched Mastiff (12) 1813-1851 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig , Gun-brig at Bideford - Devon	BWAS-1793
21.10.1823	Launched Carnatic (74) 1823-1914 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Ship of the Line at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B028
11.8.1828	Launched Comet (18) 1828-1862 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop 1832 Renamed "Comus" , Sloop at Pembroke Dockyard - Pembroke Dock	B181

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B028J. J. Colledge, Book

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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"
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