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Fonthill

27049
Nominal Guns20HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1756HCA26
First Commissioned22.12.1756HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1757HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen400Tons BM 

Armament


22.12.1756Broadside Weight UnknownHCA26
Gun Deck20 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1756/12/22 - 1757
Sherman GodfreyBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1761
,
Edmund GodfreyBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1759
,
William ReynoldsBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1758
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
22.12.175680 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
22.12.1756 - 1757Captain
Mathias KitchinBritish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1756-1757
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/6/139 1756 December 22

Commander: Mathias Kitchin.

Ship: Fonthill.

Burden: 400 tons.

Crew: 80.

Owners: Thomas Fuller, Welley Scott and William Reynolds of London, merchants and Edmund and Sherman Godfrey of the the same.

Lieutenant: Benjamin Hester.

Gunner: Thomas Johnson.

Boatswain: John Reed.

Carpenter: Alexander Cook.

Surgeon: John Neman.

Cook: Thomas Jones.

Armament: 20 carriage guns.

Folio: 142



 
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