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Duke of Marlborough

33360
Nominal Guns22ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
Operator
Purchased1.7.1745ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeUnknown
Last knownref:1846

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen300Ton 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1745/07/01 - 1746/02
John PittmanBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1744-1747
,
Jeremiah AmesBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1745-1762
,
William GeorgeBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1745-1747
,
Stephen PerryBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1742-1746
,
Henry GresleyBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1741-1748
Owner
ref:1846

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.7.1745250 ref:1846

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.7.1745 - 2.1746Captain
John EngledueBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1747
ref:1846
4.6.1746 - Captain
James DennBritish
Privateer
Service 1744-1745
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
1.7.1745Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
8.1745Sailed from Bristol ref:1846
12.1745Arrived at Bristol ref:1846
2.1746

The Duke of Marlborough was sold by auction at the Exchange Coffee House

ref:1846
4.6.1746Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846


Notes on Ship


generalref:1846

This ship, built at Shoreham in 1740, was formerly the London privateer Prime Minister, retaken by the Trial in November, 1744. She fitted out in Clement’s Dock,



 
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