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Ranger

29012
Nominal Guns10ref:1290
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1747ref:1290
First Commissioned1748ref:1290
ShipyardUnknownref:1290
CategoryPrivateerref:1290
Ship TypeSloopref:1290
Last known1748ref:1290

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1290
Burthen90Ton 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
18.4.174860 ref:1290

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1747Captain
Elisha JohnsonBritish
Privateer
Service 1747-1749
ref:1293
18.4.1748 - Captain
Elisha JohnsonBritish
Privateer
Service 1747-1749
ref:1290

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1747 - 1748Lieutenant
Robert GibbsBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1748
ref:1293

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1747 - 1748Master
Henry StevensonBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1748
ref:1293

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1747 - 1748Mate
Job GardnerBritish
Privateer
Service 1747
ref:1293


Notes on Ship


Letter of Marqueref:1290

1748, April 18. Ranger. Sloop. Tons 90. Men 60. Guns: 10 carriage.

Commander, Elisha Johnson.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, Elisha Johnson, mariner, Newport, principal; Jonathan Nichols and William Chaloner, merchants, Newport, sureties.

Equippers, Jonathan Nichols, Robert Shearman and William Corey, of Newport, and Robert Nichols, of Middletown; all merchants.

Witnesses, None recorded.

N. P. V, 577



 
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