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Ranger

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Nominal Guns8HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1758HCA26
First Commissioned13.9.1758HCA26
Home PortFolkstone - Kent HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1758HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen50Tons BM 

Armament


13.9.1758Broadside Weight = 1.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.6804 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck8 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1758/09/13 - 1758
Henry JefferyBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1757-1758
,
Edmund SpearpointBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1758
,
Edward WoodBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1758
,
David PetitBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1758
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
13.9.175830 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
13.9.1758 - 1758Captain
Edmund SpearpointBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1758
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26

HCA 26/10/49 1758 September 13

Commander: Edmund Spearpoint.

Ship: Ranger.

Burden: 50 tons.

Crew: 30.

Owners: Joseph Jacobs, David Petit, Edward Wood, Henry Jefferys and Edmund Spearpoint, all of Folkestone, mariners.

Lieutenant: Thomas Clarke.

Gunner: William Lewsham.

Boatswain: William May.

Carpenter: John Lawson.

Surgeon: John Stiles.

Cook: John Hall.

Armament: 8 carriage and 6 swivel guns.

Folio: 50



 
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