British Privateer 'Swan' (1758)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen45Tons BM

8.12.1758Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.134 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck6 Carriage Guns

DatesOwnerSource
1758/12/08 - 1758, , HCA26

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.12.175830 HCA26

DatesRankNameSource
8.12.1758 - 1758CaptainHCA26

Letter of MarqueHCA26

HCA 26/10/121 1758 December 8

Commander: John Sargent.

Ship: Swan.

Burden: 45 tons.

Crew: 30.

Owners: Thomas Breeds, John Martin, Henry Stevenson, John Fort and John Sargent of Hastings, mariners.

Lieutenant: Robert Hinchby.

Gunner: Samuel Nash.

Boatswain: Thomas Knight.

Carpenter: Robert Lee.

Surgeon: George Phillips.

Cook: Robert Webb.

Armament: 6 carriage and 10 swivel guns.

Folio: 122.

Note that the Providence received a similar commission

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