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Duke of Cumberland

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Nominal Guns16ref:1290
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1746ref:1290
ShipyardUnknownref:1290
CategoryPrivateerref:1290
Ship TypeShipref:1290
Last known1747ref:1290

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1290
Displacement270Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1746
Henry CollinsBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1746
,
Ebenezer FlaggBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1746
ref:1291

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
2.4.174750 ref:1290

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1746 - Captain
Peter MarshallBritish
Privateer
Service 1742-1747
ref:1291
2.4.1747 - Captain
Peter MarshallBritish
Privateer
Service 1742-1747
ref:1290

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1747First Lieutenant
Edward JohnsonBritish
Privateer
Service 1745-1747
ref:1293

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1747Master
Huxford MerchantBritish
Privateer
Service 1747
ref:1293
1747Carpenter
Thomas KettleBritish
Privateer
Service 1747
ref:1293
1747Gunner
John HolmesBritish
Privateer
Service 1747
ref:1293

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1747Mate
GoranBritish
Privateer
Service 1747
ref:1293

Service History


DateEventSource
30.5.1747Took the Frigate
Santa Barbara y San Antonio (22) 1746-1747
Spanish 22 Gun
Privateer Frigate
North Atlantic Ocean
ref:1895


Notes on Ship


Letter of Marqueref:1290

1747, April 2. Duke of Cumberland. Ship. Tons 270. Men 50.

Guns: 16 carriage.

Commander, Peter Marshall.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, Peter Marshall, mariner, principal; Henry Collins, equipper, and Ebenezer Flagg, merchants, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Samuel Engs, Gideon Sisson.

N. P. V, 494.



 
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