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Betsey

27354
Nominal Guns10HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1757HCA26
First Commissioned11.8.1757HCA26
Home PortLiverpool - Lancashire HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1757HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen130Tons BM 

Armament


11.8.1757Broadside Weight = 1.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.6804 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck10 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1757/08/11 - 1757
Peter HolmeBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
11.8.175730 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
11.8.1757 - 1757Captain
Charles KennionBritish
Privateer
Service 1757
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/8/25 1757 August 11

Commander: Charles Kennion.

Ship: Betsey.

Burden: 130 tons.

Crew: 30.

Owners: Peter Holme and Company of Liverpool, merchants.

Lieutenant: Abraham Smith.

Gunner: George Davis.

Boatswain: Edmund Walter.

Carpenter: Patrick Macarty.

Surgeon: Ralph Tomkins.

Cook: Simon Ford.

Armament: 10 carriage and 6 swivel guns.

Folio: 26



 
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