British Privateer ship 'Tiger' (1747)

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Tiger

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Tyger Tyger Privateer
Nominal Guns30HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Previously
French Privateer ship 'Le Tigre' (1745) (26) 1745-1747
French 26 Gun
Privateer Ship
Captured22.2.1747HCA26
First Commissioned17.6.1756HCA26
Home PortBristol - England HCA26
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeShipHCA26
Sailing RigShip RiggedHCA26
Captured3.1758HCA26
Becomes
French Sixth Rate frigate 'Le Tigre' (1758) (24) 1758-1762
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen570Tons BM 

Armament


30.6.1747Broadside Weight = 1.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.6804 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck30 Carriage Guns

5.7.1757Broadside Weight UnknownHCA26
Gun Deck36 Carriage Guns

3.5.1758Broadside Weight = 137 Imperial Pound ( 62.1295 kg)ref:1723
Gun Deck26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 British 4-Pounder

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1747/06/30 - 1749
Jarrit SmythBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744-1749
Ownerref:1846
1747/06/30 - 1757
Michael MillerBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744-1758
HCA26
1756/07/17 - 1757
Francis BrownBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1758
,
Isaac EdwardsBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1707-1762
,
John PerkBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1759
,
Merlin FrenchBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1758
HCA26
1757/07/05 - 1757
Richard Brown British
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1758
,
Scott and NightingaleBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1758
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
30.6.1747300 ref:1846
17.6.1756300 HCA26
5.7.1757280 HCA26
3.5.1758280 ref:1723

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
30.6.1747 - 5.3.1748Captain
James SeixBritish
Privateer
Service 1747-1748
ref:184617.6.1756 - 1757Captain
Peter GriffinBritish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1756-1757
HCA265.7.1757 - 1757Captain
John NielsonBritish
Privateer
Service 1757
HCA26

Service History


DateEventSource
1747Took the Merchant
Union (Unknown) 1747-1747
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1846
30.6.1747Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
7.1747

sailed on cruise from  Bristol

ref:1846
aft.10.1747Took the Privateer
Vainqueur (20) 1747-1747
Spanish 20 Gun
Privateer Unknown
losing 1 killed, 6 woundedref:1846
11.10.1747Took the Frigate
Nuestra Señora de Begoña y San Agustín (Unknown) 1743-1747
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Frigate
losing 1 killed, 2 woundedref:1846
aft.11.10.1747

refitted for cruise  Cork

ref:1846
11.1747Took the Ship
Felicite (16) 1747-1747
French 16 Gun
Merchant Ship
ref:1846
2.1748Took the Merchant
Santa Theresa (Unknown) 1748-1748
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1846
6.1748

returned from cruise Bristol

ref:1846
bef.6.1748Took the Merchant
Elizabeth and Susanna (Unknown) 1748-1748
Dutch Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1846
bef.6.1748Took the Merchant
Marquis de Tournay (Unknown) 1748-1748
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1846
1749

Rebuilt

ref:1846
7.6.1756Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
8.1756Took the Ship
Nestor (Unknown) 1756-1756
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Ship
ref:1846
8.1756Took the Ship
Comte de Noailles (Unknown) 1756-1756
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Ship
ref:1846
15.10.1756

arrived at Kingroad,  Bristol

ref:1846
bef.15.10.1756Took the Ship
Comtesse de Conflans (Unknown) 1756-1756
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Ship
ref:1846
bef.15.10.1756Took the Ship
Bien Acquis (Unknown) 1756-1756
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Ship
ref:1846
bef.15.10.1756Took the Ship
Judith (Unknown) 1756-1756
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Ship
ref:1846
4.5.1757

Advertising for crew Bristol

ref:1846
3.5.1758Taken by
La Rose (30) 1752-1758
French 30 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
20 Leagues East of Maltaref:1723


Notes on Ship


Details from the Letter of MarqueHCA26

Owners: Messrs. Gerard Smith, Michael Miller, Isaac Edwards, Merlin French, Francis Brown and John Perk.

Lieutenant: Isaac Sharpe.

Gunner: Thomas Murray.

Boatswain: William Williams.

Carpenter: Thomas Gardiner.

Surgeon: Edward Gibbons.

Cook: Thomas Jones.

Armament: 30 carriage guns.

HCA 26/5/60 Folio: 74


Details from the Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/7/164 1757 July 5

Commander: John Nielson.

Ship: Tyger Privateer.

Burden: 570 tons.

Crew: 280.

Owners: Michael Miller, Merlin French, Jarret Smith, Isaac Edwards, Francis and Richard Brown of Bristol, merchants, Messrs Scott and Nightingale of London, merchants.

Lieutenant: Isaac Sharp.

Gunner: Richard Delahanty.

Boatswain: James Laws.

Carpenter: William White.

Surgeon: John Campbell.

Cook: Richard Williams.

Armament: 36 carriage guns.

Folio: 168


 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 20th of May 2026 13:00

Bristol, 1 October 1748: By letters from France, to several persons in this city, we have advice that the French merchants are in great want of ships, occasioned by the frequent captures made by the English. On this account commissions have been sent to this port, Plymouth, London, &c, for the buying up of such ships as are offered to sale for their purpose; At those several ports divers privateers and merchantmen have been accordingly bought up, particularly at Bristol the Sheerness privateer, formerly a man of war in the Royal Navy, of twenty guns, &c. And as the sale of the Tyger and Tygress privateers come on this day, ’tis supposed they will go the same way. [Kentish Post, 8 October 1748]

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