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Caesar

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Cesar
Nominal Guns14ref:1290
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired18.11.1743ref:1290
ShipyardUnknownref:1290
CategoryPrivateerref:1290
Ship TypeSloopref:1290
Last known1745ref:1290

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1290
Displacement130Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1744
Philip WilkinsonBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1740-1756
,
Daniel AyraultBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1742-1744
ref:1291

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
18.11.1743100 ref:1290

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
18.11.1743 - 1745Captain
John GriffithBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1742-1758
ref:1290

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1743First Lieutenant
Thomas ThompsonBritish
Privateer
Service 1743-1762
ref:1293
1743Second Lieutenant
John EldredBritish
Privateer
Service 1743
ref:1293
1744First Lieutenant
Clement StantonBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1745
ref:1293
1744Second Lieutenant
William SanfordBritish
Privateer
Service 1743-1744
ref:1293

10 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1743Master
Benjamin IngrahamBritish
Privateer
Service 1743
ref:1293
1743Gunner
John EllisonBritish
Privateer
Service 1743-1744
ref:1293
1743Boatswain
Ralph CouchBritish
Privateer
Service 1743
ref:1293
1743Carpenter
Daniel SmithBritish
Privateer
Service 1743
ref:1293
1743Surgeon
Samuel NixonBritish
Privateer
Service 1743-1744
ref:1293
1744Boatswain
Thomas MaggottBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Master
Benjamin LangworthyBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1745
ref:1293
1744Surgeon
Anthony VigneronBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1746
ref:1293
1744Carpenter
Thomas SargentBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Gunner
Peter McDanielBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1743Mate
William SanfordBritish
Privateer
Service 1743-1744
ref:1293
1743 - 1744Quartermaster
Ezekiel FoxBritish
Privateer
Service 1743-1744
ref:1293
1744Quartermaster
Thomas DoughtyBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293


Notes on Ship


Letter of Marqueref:1290

1743, Nov. 18. Cesar. Sloop. Tons 130. Men 100. Guns: 14 carriage, 14 swivel.

Commander, John Griffith.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, John Griffith, merchant, principal; Philip Wilkinson, Daniel Ayrault, Jr., merchants, equippers, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Peleg Brown, James Martin.

N P. V, 232.

 

1744, July 27. Caesar. Sloop. Tons 130.

Commander, John Griffith.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, John Griffith, mariner, principal; Philip Wilkinson and Daniel Ayrault, Jr., merchants and equippers, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, James Martin, J. Honeyman, Jr.

N. P. V, 306.

 

1744/5, Feb. 1. Cesar. Snow. Tons 130.

Commander, John Griffith.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, John Griffith, mariner, principal; Philip Wilkinson and Daniel Ayrault, Jr., merchants and equippers, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses. Samuel Nixon, James Martin.

N. P. V, 355



 
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