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Nominal GunsUnknownref:1290
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired23.7.1742ref:1290
ShipyardUnknownref:1290
CategoryPrivateerref:1290
Ship TypeSloopref:1290
Last known1742ref:1290

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1290
Burthen110Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1742
John BrownBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1740-1745
ref:1291
1742
Philip WilkinsonBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1740-1756
ref:1291

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
23.7.1742 - Captain
Richard WoolfordBritish
Privateer
Service 1742
ref:1290


Notes on Ship


Letter of Marqueref:1290

1742, July 23. Pollux. Sloop. Tons 110.

Commander, Richard Woolford.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, Richard Woolford, mariner, formerly Bass Star, St. Christopher, now Newport, principal; John Brown and Philip Wilkinson, merchants, both of Newport; sureties.

Equippers, Richard Woolford and William Wells merchants in St. Christopher and Hugh Wentworth, merchant, New York.

Witnesses, Peleg Brown, James Martin.

N. P. V, 71.



 
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