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Oldbury | 27668 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 10 | HCA26 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Extant | 1758 | HCA26 | |
| First Commissioned | 16.3.1758 | HCA26 | |
| Home Port | Bristol - England | HCA26 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | HCA26 | |
| Category | Privateer | HCA26 | |
| Ship Type | Unknown | HCA26 | |
| Blown Up | 1763 | ref:1846 | |
early in 1763 blown up with nearly 500 slaves on board off the coast of Africa
ref:1846Commander: John Watkins.
Ship: Oldbury.
Burden: 140 tons.
Crew: 35
Owners: Thomas Deane and Company of Bristol, merchants.
Lieutenant: Thomas Watkins.
Gunner: Timothy Oxendell.
Boatswain: Harry Edwards.
Carpenter: William Wood.
Surgeon: Walter Robe.
Cook: John Bowles.
Armament: 10 carriage guns.
Folio: 66