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Triton

29039
Nominal Guns14ref:1290
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired8.3.1741/42ref:1290
ShipyardUnknownref:1290
CategoryPrivateerref:1290
Ship TypeShipref:1290
Last known1744ref:1290

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1290
Burthen230Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1741 - 1744
John BannisterBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1740-1747
,
John BrownBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1740-1745
ref:1291

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
16.4.174436 ref:1290

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.3.1741/42 - Captain
William Bonfield JacksonBritish
Privateer
Service 1742
ref:1290
1743Captain
Thomas MackfarlandBritish
Privateer
Service 1743
ref:1293
16.4.1744 - Captain
Thomas MackfarlandBritish
Privateer
Service 1743
ref:1290

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1744Lieutenant
Cambey HoodBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1744 - Gunner
Edward BentleyBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744 - Boatswain
Thomas BealsBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293
1744 - Carpenter
Joseph AtkinsonBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1744Mate
John HughBritish
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:1293


Notes on Ship


Letter of Marqueref:1290

1741-2, Mar. 8. Triton. Ship. Tons 230.

Commander, William Bonfield Jackson.

Bond. £1500.

Bonders, Williamm Bonfield Jackson, mariner, principal; John Banister, equipper, and John Brown, mer chants, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, James Martin, Hugh Vans.

N. P. V, 33.

 

1744, April 16. Triton. Ship. Tons 230. Men 36. Guns : 14 carriage, 9 swivel.

Commander, Thomas Mackfarland

Bond. £1500. Bonders, Thomas Mackfarland, mariner, principal; John Bannister, equipper and Joseph Harrison, merchants, sureties; all of Newport.

Witnesses, James Martin, Edward Strong.

N. P. V, 249.



 
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