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George Hewson

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1795CSORN
Last Known Service1847CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1795	15.3.1795	Britannia (100) 1762-1825 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Princess Royal" 1812 Renamed "Saint George" 1819 Renamed "Barfleur" , Midshipman	ADM 171/8
14.3.1795		Action off Genoa
16.3.1795		Lieutenant	CSORN
1805	11.11.1805	Royal Sovereign (100) 1786-1841 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1825 Renamed "Captain" , Lieutenant	NBD1849
21.10.1805		Battle of Trafalgar
11.11.1805	1806	Dreadnought (98) 1801-1857 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Lieutenant	NBD1849
13.10.1807		Commander	CSORN
9.1809	24.5.1810	Fleche (18) 1798-1810 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
21.10.1810	1812	Coquette (18) 1807-1817 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop 1807 Renamed "Coquette" , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
7.6.1814	5.1816	Griffin (16) 1808-1819 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
1.1.1817		Captain	NL1835-3
1847		Received the Naval General Service Medal with a clasp for an action with a French fleet and the capture of 2 sail of the line whilst serving on Britannia on 1795/03/14	ADM 171/8

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ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

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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"
Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01	James Daschuk	British steam sloop 'Devastation' (1841) (6) 1841-1866 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop
Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56	AvM	British Merchant east indiaman 'Zephyr' (1790) (8) 1790-1798 British 8 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Pembroke' (1733) (60) 1733-1749 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship