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Service 1794-1803
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1794-1815
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Service 1790-1824
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1761-1810
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3rd Rate
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1787-1835
British 74 Gun
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British
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Service 1780-1801
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British
Dockyard Staff
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Service 1794
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British
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Service 1774
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British
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Service 1787-1794
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British
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Service 1794
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Southampton (32)
1757-1812
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1757)
Ramillies (74)
1763-1782
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1763)
Scourge (16)
1779-1795
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1779)
The Hon. Samuel Barrington
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1794
Thomas Taylor
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1810
Albemarle (28)
1779-1784
British 28 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
(1779)
Camel (24)
1776-1784
British 24 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
(1776)
La Comtesse d'Artois (Unknown)
1781-1781
French Unknown Gun
Privateer
Unknown
(1781)
Bienfaisant (64)
1758-1814
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1758)
Ambuscade (32)
1773-1798
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1773)
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William James Pocock
Nationality
British
Roles
Privateer
First Known Service
14.11.1781
ref:1846
Last Known Service
1781
ref:1846
Event History
Date from
Date to
Event
Source
14.11.1781
Venus (12)
1781-1781
British 12 Gun
Privateer
Unknown
,
Captain
, and Commanding Officer
ref:1846
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
ref:1846
Bristol Privateers and Ships of War
J W Damer Powell
,
Book
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Friday 19th of June 2026 16:13
Jon Miller
British Fifth Rate frigate 'Southampton' (1757) (32)
1757-1812
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
Friday 19th of June 2026 16:13
Jon Miller
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ramillies' (1763) (74)
1763-1782
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
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British sloop 'Scourge' (1779) (16)
1779-1795
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
Friday 19th of June 2026 13:54
Jon Miller
The Hon. Samuel Barrington
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1794
Friday 19th of June 2026 13:51
Jon Miller
Thomas Taylor
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1810