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Thomas Fincher


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1717ADM 107/3
First Known Service25.2.1728/29CSORN
Last Known Service4.9.1740CSORN
Date of Death13.4.1749CSORN
Cause of DeathShipwreckCSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
4.9.1740 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/393RNLPC
2.2.1740/41 LieutenantCSORN
2.2.1740/4126.3.1741
Greenwich (50) 1730-1744
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/376
ADM 6/15
27.3.17416.9.1742
Woolwich (50) 1741-1747
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/404
ADM 6/15
7.9.17426.6.1744
Monmouth (70) 1742-1767
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/95
ADM 6/16
7.6.17449.9.1744
Lennox (70) 1723-1756
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/318
ADM 6/16
9.9.17456.12.1745
Dorsetshire (80) 1712-1749
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/186
Issued by
Isaac TownsendBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1746
, North America
Confirmed 3.1.1746/47
ADM 6/17
31.10.1745 Action off Martinique 
6.12.1745 CaptainCSORN
6.12.174512.3.1745/46
Argyll (50) 1722-1748
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/186
Issued by
Isaac TownsendBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1746
, North America
Confirmed 3.1.1746/47
BWAS-1714
13.3.1745/4613.4.1749
Pembroke (60) 1733-1749
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/186
Issued by
Isaac TownsendBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1746
, North America
Confirmed 3.1.1746/47
BWAS-1714
3.5.1747 1st Battle of Cape Finisterre 

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