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Vulture

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Nominal GunsUnknownref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Previously
French Privateer snow 'Le Vulture' (1744) (14) 1744-1744
French 14 Gun
Privateer Snow
First Mentioned27.4.1744ref:1846
First Commissioned1744HCA26
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownHLP
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeSnowref:1846
Last known8.9.1745HCA26
Becomes
French Privateer snow 'Le Vulture' (1744) (14) 1744-1744
French 14 Gun
Privateer Snow

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen150Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1744/04/27 - 1744/06/25
James LarocheBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1739-1761
,
David DehaneyBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1740-1746
,
William OliverBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1741-1748
,
Richard WarrenBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744
ref:1846

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
27.4.1744140 ref:1846

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
27.4.1744 - 25.6.1744Captain
Hugh BromedgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1744-1782
ADM 32/106/24
HCA32

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
27.4.1744 - 25.6.1744Lieutenant
Thomas ElworthyBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1746
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
27.4.1744Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
5.1744Took the Merchant
Dursley (Unknown) 1744-1744
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
Muros, Spain Spain
ref:1846
5.1744Took the Merchant
Prince Frederick (Unknown) 1744-1744
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
Muros, Spain Spain
ref:1846
14.6.1744Took the Merchant
La Roche (Unknown) 1744-1744
French Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1846
25.6.1744

Vulture was captured by French privateer Galere

ref:1846
25.6.1744Taken by
Galere (Unknown) 1744-1744
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
ref:1846
7.1744

Vulture was recaptured by Liverpool privateers Thurloe and Blake, carried into Cork

ref:1846
8.1745Refitted as a Merchant Snowref:1846
8.1745

after capture was rebought by Bristol merchants and arrived from Ireland to  Bristol

ref:1846
8.9.1745

Vulture carried some of treasure from French prizes Lewis Erasmus and Marquis d'Antin from Kingroad up River to  Bristol

ref:1846

 
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