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Hussar

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Nominal Guns10HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1758HCA26
First Commissioned2.9.1758HCA26
Home PortFolkstone - Kent HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1758HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen55Tons BM 

Armament


2.9.1758Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.134 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck10 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1758/09/02 - 1758
Phineas JacobBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1759
,
Alexander MarshBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1757-1758
,
Henry JefferyBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1757-1758
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
2.9.175850 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
2.9.1758 - 1758Captain
Alexander MarshBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1757-1758
HCA26

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
2.9.1758 - 1758Lieutenant
Thomas HallBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1740-1758
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/10/45 1758 September 2

Commander: Alexander Marsh.(Marsh Alexander on original transcription)

Ship: Hussar.

Burden: 55 tons.

Crew: 50.

Owners: Phineas Jacobs, Henry Jeffery, Thomas Wellerd, David Ovel, John Staffell and Marsh Alexander, all of Folkestone.

Lieutenant: Thomas Hall.

Gunner: Thomas Morse.

Boatswain: Henry Jefferys.

Carpenter: Stephen Gordon.

Surgeon: Thomas Nicolls.

Cook: John Hall.

Armament: 10 carriage and 10 swivel guns.

Folio: 46.

Note that the Dispatch received a similar commission.



 
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