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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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William Wells

NationalityBritish
RolesShip Builder

Date from	Event	Source
29.7.1756	Launched Diligence (10) 1756-1780 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop 1779 Renamed "Comet" , Sloop at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
10.2.1759	Launched Basilisk (8) 1759-1762 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel , Bomb Vessel at Deptford - London	BWAS-1714
14.3.1759	Launched Mortar (8) 1759-1774 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel , Bomb Vessel at Deptford - London	BWAS-1714
19.5.1761	Launched Cornwall (74) 1761-1780 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Ship of the Line at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
23.2.1796	Launched Cynthia (18) 1796-1809 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Sloop at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
2.4.1798	Launched Dragon (74) 1798-1850 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1842 Renamed "Fame" , Ship of the Line at Deptford - London	BWAS-1793

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BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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