British Privateer 'Revenge' (1757)

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Gunboat No. 10 (14) 1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Biter"
(1797)
Racoon (16) 1795-1806
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1795)
Lord Horatio Nelson (1^st Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1804
Margaret (4) 1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired Tender
(1785)
Margaret (4) 1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired Tender
(1785)
Le Coureur (24) 1798-1798
French 24 Gun
Privateer Unknown
(1798)
Jason (38) 1794-1798
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1794)
Amelia (38) 1796-1816
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1796)
General Eliott (Unknown) 1782-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1782)
Gunboat No. 30 (12) 1797-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Hardy"
(1797)
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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen300Ton

25.6.1757Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.134 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck26 Carriage Guns

Date# of MenNotesSource
25.6.1757148 ref:1846

DatesRankNameSource
25.6.1757 - 8.1760Captainref:1846

DateEventSource
25.6.1757Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
12.1757

after uneventful cruise returned to Bristol

in Newfoundland trade

Captureda French polacca in the Mediterranean Sea

arrived at Bristol

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 10' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Biter"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:36	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Racoon' (1795) (16) 1795-1806 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:35	Jon Miller	Lord Horatio Nelson (1^st Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)British Naval Sailor Service 1771-1804
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:34	Jon Miller	British hired tender 'Margaret' (1785) (4) 1785-1798 British 4 Gun Hired Tender
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:29	Jon Miller	British hired tender 'Margaret' (1785) (4) 1785-1798 British 4 Gun Hired Tender