William Hamilton (d.1790)

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William Hamilton

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service6.2.1743/44CSORN
Last Known Service15.10.1773CSORN
Date of Death10.4.1790CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
6.2.1743/44		Lieutenant	CSORN
6.2.1743/44	5.3.1744/45	Carcass (8) 1740-1749 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel , Lieutenant ADM 6/17/400 Issued by Thomas MathewsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1695-1749 , The Mediterranean Sea Confirmed 4.11.1748	ADM 6/17
17.1.1757		Commander	CSORN
17.1.1757	14.7.1758	Barbadoes (14) 1756-1763 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/345	BWAS-1714
14.7.1758	4.8.1758	Speaker (10) 1756-1758 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/50 Issued by John MooreBritish Naval Sailor Service 1738-1778 , Barbados Confirmed 11.9.1764	ADM 6/20
4.4.1763	16.12.1767	Favorite (16) 1757-1784 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/478	BWAS-1714
10.1.1771		Captain	CSORN
10.1.1771	15.10.1773	Success (20) 1740-1779 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/333	ADM 6/20
1.7.1779	31.12.1779	Included in the list of captains receiving half-pay.	ADM 104

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