Recent updates


Recent Comments



Revenge

29016
Nominal Guns10ref:1290
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired28.8.1739ref:1290
ShipyardUnknownref:1290
CategoryPrivateerref:1290
Ship TypeSloopref:1290
Last known1742ref:1290

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1290
Burthen80Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1741
John BrownBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1740-1745
,
John BannisterBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1740-1747
ref:1291

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1739 - Captain
James AllenBritish
Privateer
Service 1739-1742
ref:1290
9.6.1740 - Captain
James AllenBritish
Privateer
Service 1739-1742
ref:1290
19.11.1740 - Captain
Elisha PowerBritish
Privateer
Service 1740
ref:1290
15.5.1741 - Captain
George FoxBritish
Privateer
Service 1741-1743
ref:1290
1742Captain
Charles DyerBritish
Privateer
Service 1742
ref:1293

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1741Pilot
Edward SanfordBritish
Privateer
Service 1741-1746
ref:1293


Notes on Ship


Letter of Marqueref:1290

1739, Aug. 28. Revenge. Sloop. Tons 80. Guns: 10 carriage, 12 swivel.

Commander, James Allen.

Bond. £1000.

Bonders, James Allen, mariner, principal; James Brown and Peleg Brown, merchants, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Edward Scott, James Martin.

N. P. IV, 416.

 

1740, June 9. Revenge. Sloop. Tons 80.

Commander, James Allen.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, James Allen, mariner, principal; John Brown and John Banister, merchants and equippers, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Daniel Gaines, James Martin.

N. P. IV, 474.

 

1740, Nov. 19. Revenge. Sloop. Tons 80.

Commander, Elisha Power.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, Elisha Power, mariner, principal; John Brown and John Bannister, equippers, merchants, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Abraham Redwood, James Martin.

N. P. IV, 519.

 

1741, May 15. Revenge. Sloop. Tons 80.

Commander, George Fox.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, George Fox, mariner, principal; John Brown and John Bannister, equippers, merchants, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, Page removed from record.

N. P. IV, 529



 
Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page







Recent comments to other pages

Date postedByPage
Monday 8th of June 2026 17:20F.F.
British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1762) (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01James Daschuk
Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56AvM
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37Jon Miller
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33Jon Miller
British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship