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Phoenix

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Nominal Guns10HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1756HCA26
First Commissioned8.1756HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1756HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen140Tons BM 

Armament


31.8.1756Broadside Weight = 1.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.6804 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck10 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1756/08/31 - 1756
Richard TraffordBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1757
,
William TraffordBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1757
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
31.8.175636 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
31.8.1756 - 1756Captain
William NobleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/5/134 1756 August 31

Commander: William Noble.

Ship: Phoenix.

Burden: 140 tons.

Crew: 36.

Owners: Edmund ?Denndy, Samuel Smith, John Bower, Adam Green, John Bullock and Richard and William Trafford of Liverpool, merchants.

Lieutenant: William Mebin.

Gunner: William Evans.

Boatswain: Thomas Ward.

Carpenter: John Whitfield.

Surgeon: Thomas Wall.

Cook: Daniel Benson.

Armament: 10 carriage and 6 swivel guns.

Folio: 148



 
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