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Prince George

27450
Nominal Guns26ref:925
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Launched1750ref:925
How acquiredPurpose builtref:925
ShipyardUnknownref:925
CategoryMerchantref:925
Ship TypeEast Indiamanref:925
Sailing RigShip Riggedref:925
Last known1762ref:925

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen499Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:925
Burthen499Tons BM 

Armament


15.3.1758Broadside Weight UnknownHCA26
Great Cabin26 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1758/03/15 - 1758
Aaron FranksBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744-1759
,
Joseph SalvadorBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1759
,
Barrington BugginsBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1758-1797
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
15.3.175899 HCA26

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
15.3.1758 - 1760Captain (HEIC)
Lorenzo CollinsBritish
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1758-1760
HCA26
15.3.1761 - 5.9.1762Captain (HEIC)
Andrew RossBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1761-1770
ref:925

1 Deck Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1782Second Lieutenant
Isaac George ManleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1768-1814
ref:781

Service History


DateEventSource
15.3.1758Issued with a Letter of Marque as a 26 gun Privateer East IndiamanHCA26
15.3.1761

4th Voyage. Sailed form Plymouth for Bencoolen and China.

ref:925
5.9.1762

Arrived at The Downs .

ref:925


Notes on Ship


4th Voyageref:925

PRINCE GEORGE,
499 Tons, 4 Voyage,
BENCOOLEN AND CHINA.
(Barrington Buggin, Esq.)
Capt. Andrew Ross
1 John Cousins
2 Robert Sedgeley
3 John Milles
4 Nathaniel Werry
Sur. Thomas Hamilton
Pur. Simon Gowen
Sailed Plym. 15 Mar. 1761
Arr. Downs, 5 Sep. 1762


Letter of Marque 1758HCA26
HCA 26/9/61 1758 March 15

Commander: Lorenzo Collins.

Ship: Prince George.

Burden: 499 tons.

Crew: 99.

Owners: Barrington Buggin, William Wells, Aaron Franks, Richard Chaunger, Samson Gideon, Philip Doddrell and Joseph Salvador of London, merchants.

Lieutenant: Anthony Eglington.

Gunner: Phineas Hunt.

Boatswain: George Robinson.

Carpenter: Best Reynolds.

Surgeon: William McReidy.

Cook: Hendrik Johnson.

Armament: 26 carriage guns.

Folio: 62



 
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Posted by Brent Hamilton on Wednesday 7th of November 2018 00:14

Thomas Hamilton Surgeon was a relative of mine, he died in India in 1788


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