British Merchant east indiaman 'Oxford' (1746)

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Oxford

28048
Nominal Guns26HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorEast India Company
Launched1746HCA26
Home PortLondon - Thames HCA26
How acquiredPurpose builtHCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryMerchantHCA26
Ship TypeEast IndiamanHCA26
Sailing RigShip RiggedHCA26
Last known1761HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen499Tons BM 

Armament


1746Broadside Weight UnknownHCA26
Gun Deck26 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1758/11/28 - 1760
Richard CrabbBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1739-1768
,
Henry Lascelles British
Ship Owner
Service 1757-1760
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
28.11.175899 HCA26

Service History


DateEventSource
28.11.1758Issued with a Letter of Marque as a 26 gun Privateer East IndiamanHCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/10/108 1758 November 28

Commander: William Webber.

Ship: Oxford.

Burden: 499 tons.

Crew: 99.

Owners: Robert Cary, Richard Crabb, Henry Lascelles and John Misenor of London, merchants.

Lieutenant: Henry Riddell.

Gunner: John Read.

Boatswain: James Hearn.

Carpenter: Christian Todd.

Surgeon: John Scott.

Cook: John Hearn.

Armament: 26 carriage guns.

Folio: 109


 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 25th of May 2026 21:03

London, 13 June 1751: Yesterday the following ships were taken up into the service of the India Company, viz, a new ship in the room of the Houghton; a new ship, Capt Peck; the Colchester, Capt Roger Manwaring; the Oxford, Capt Robert Stevens; the Exeter, Capt William Firnele; a new ship, Capt Benjamin Fisher; the Bombay Castle; the Godolphin, Capt John Stevens; the Dorrington, Capt Drake; the Admiral Vernon, Capt Edmund Cooks; the Dodington, Capt Norton Hutchinson; the Chesterfield, Capt Edwin Carter; the Pelham, Capt George Linsey; and the Rhoda, Capt John McNamara. [Kentish Post, 15 June 1751]

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