British Privateer 'Duke of Cumberland' (1747)

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Duke of Cumberland
Nominal Guns	24	ref:1846
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
First Mentioned	16.3.1746/47	ref:1846
Home Port	Bristol - England	ref:1846
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1846
Category	Privateer	ref:1846
Ship Type	Unknown
Wrecked	6.1747	ref:1846

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen320Ton

Armament

16.3.1746/47Broadside Weight = 6 Imperial Pound ( 2.7216 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown24 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Location Unknown24 Carriage Guns

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1747/03/16 - 1747/06, , , , Ownerref:1846

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
16.3.1746/47200 ref:1846

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
16.3.1746/47 - 6.1747Captainref:1846

Service History

DateEventSource
16.3.1746/47Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
1.5.1747Took the Ship bound from Nantes to Gaspe, laden with wine, brandy, salt, bale goods and glass at latitude 47°HCA32
6.1747

Lost off French Coast France

ref:1846

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

HCA32 Document

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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