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Duke of Cumberland

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Nominal Guns8ref:1290
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired6.4.1748ref:1290
ShipyardUnknownref:1290
CategoryPrivateerref:1290
Ship TypeSloopref:1290
Last known1748ref:1290

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1290
Displacement90Ton 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
6.4.174850 ref:1290

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.4.1748 - Captain
William BennettBritish
Privateer
Service 1630-1748
ref:1290
30.4.1748 - Captain
James BrownBritish
Privateer
Service 1748
ref:1290

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1748Lieutenant
Seth HarveyBritish
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1747-1757
ref:1293

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1748Master
Josias ThingBritish
Privateer
Service 1748
ref:1293
1748Mate
Zebenezer SpinneyBritish
Privateer
Service 1748
ref:1293
1748Master
Josias KingBritish
Privateer
Service 1748
ref:1293


Notes on Ship


Letter of Marqueref:1290

1748, April 6. Duke of Cumberland. Sloop. Tons 90. Men 50.

Guns, 8.

Commander, Wm. Bennet, Jr.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, Wm. Bennet, Jr., mariner, principal; Charles Bowler, equipper and Walter Chaloner, merchants, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Thomas Ward, J. Grelea, Junr.

N. P. V, S73

 

1748, April 30. Duke of Cumberland. Sloop. Tons 90.

Commander, James Brown.

Bond. None recorded.

Equippers, Charles Bowler, merchant, Newport.

N. P. V



 
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