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Duke of Marlborough

28830
Nominal Guns14ref:1290
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired6.7.1744ref:1290
ShipyardUnknownref:1290
CategoryPrivateerref:1290
Ship TypeSnowref:1290
Last known1748ref:1290

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1290
Displacement140Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1744
James HoneymanBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744
ref:1291
1744 - 1745
Godfrey MalboneBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1743-1746
ref:1291
1745
Joseph WantonBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744-1762
ref:1291

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
6.7.1744130 ref:1290
5.7.1745100 ref:1290

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.7.1744 - Captain
Robert MorrisBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1290
5.7.1745 - Captain
Benjamin CarrBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1745
ref:1290

6 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1744 - Second Lieutenant
William BennettBritish
Privateer
Service 1630-1748
ref:1293
1744Lieutenant
Robert GibbsBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1748
ref:1293
1745Second Lieutenant
Robert DunbarBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1745
ref:1293
1745First Lieutenant
William SweetBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1745
ref:1293
1748First Lieutenant
Abel MitchenerBritish
Privateer
Service 1746-1748
ref:1293
1748First Lieutenant
Abel MichenerBritish
Privateer
Service 1746-1748
ref:1293

12 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1744Quartermaster
Joseph BullBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Gunner
William VolkersBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Boatswain
George TwistBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Carpenter
Grindle ThurstonBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1747
ref:1293
1744Boatswain
George NoistBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Cook
Patrick MurphyBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Surgeon
Theodore CokerBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Master
Benjamin CarrBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1745
ref:1293
1745 - Gunner
John BaileyBritish
Privateer
Service 1745
ref:1293
1745Master
John SoutherBritish
Privateer
Service 1745
ref:1293
1745Carpenter
James ProctorBritish
Privateer
Service 1745
ref:1293
1745Boatswain
John GibsonBritish
Privateer
Service 1745
ref:1293

10 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1744Mate
Ezekiel HatchBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1745
ref:1293
1744Steward
Robert DunbarBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1745
ref:1293
1744Surgeon's Mate
Daniel VarnoBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Carpenter's Mate
John MooreBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1747
ref:1293
1744Boatswain's Mate
John MatthewsBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1782
ref:1293
1744Second Mate
Isaac MartinBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744Boatswain's Mate
William KirkBritish
Privateer
Service 1743-1744
ref:1293
1744Gunner's Mate
Martin HowardBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1745Mate
William WarnerBritish
Privateer
Service 1745
ref:1293
1745Quartermaster
Jonathan ThurstonBritish
Privateer
Service 1745
ref:1293


Notes on Ship


Letter of Marqueref:1290

1744, July 6. Duke of Marlborough. Snow. Tons 140. Men 130. Guns: 14 carriage.

Commander, Robert Morris.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, Robert Morris, mariner, principal; Godfrey Mallbone, equipper, merchant and James Honeyman, Jr., Esq., sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Jacob Hasey, James Martin.

N. P. V, 300.

 

1745, July 5. Duke of Marlborough. Snow. Tons 140. Men 100. Guns: 16 carriage.

Commander, Benjamin Carr.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, Benjamin Carr, mariner, principal; Godfrey Mallbone, merchant, equipper, and Joseph Wanton, merchant, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Jacob Hasey, James Martin.

N. P. V, 390.



 
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