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Defiance | 28730 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | Unknown | ref:1257 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Acquired | 27.8.1756 | ref:1257 | |
| Home Port | Newport - Rhode Island - Rhode Island | ref:1257 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | ref:1257 | |
| Category | Privateer | ref:1257 | |
| Ship Type | Brigantine | ref:1257 | |
| Last known | 1762 | ref:1257 | |
1756, Aug. 27. Defiance. Brigantine. Tons 140.
Commander, Daniel Fones.
Bond. £1500.
Bonders, Daniel Fones, mariner, North Kingstown, principal; Joseph Wanton, Jr., Metcalf Bowler, Matthew Cozzens, Robert Stoddard, merchants, sureties; all of Newport.
Witnesses, Thomas Ward, James Coggeshall.
N. P. VI, 165. Marine Bonds.
1757, Oct. 28. Defiance. Brigantine. Tons 140.
Commander, Walter Chaloner.
Bond. None recorded.
Equippers, Joseph Wanton, Jr., Metcalf Bowler, Matthew Cozzens, Robert Stoddard, Thomas Taylor; all Newport merchants.
N. P. VI, 477.
1762, Dec. 31. Defiance. Brigantine. Tons 140.
Commander, James Duncan.
Bond. £1500.
Bonders, James Duncan, gentleman, principal; Metcalf Bowler, owner and equipper, and Thomas Wickham, Jr., sureties; all of Newport. (Wickham did not sign bond.)
Witnesses, Not given.
N. P. VII, 419. Marine Bonds.