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Nominal Guns20ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
Operator
Extant10.3.1757ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeUnknown
Last Mentioned4.1758ref:1846

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen200Ton 

Armament


10.3.1757Broadside Weight = 5 Imperial Pound ( 2.268 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown20 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck20 Carriage Guns

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
10.3.1757140 ref:1846

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.3.1757 - 7.3.1757Captain
John ClarkBritish
Privateer
Service 1757-1783
ref:1846
7.3.1758 - 4.1758Captain
Richard CondonBritish
Privateer
Service 1758-1760
ref:1846

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
10.3.1757 - Lieutenant
Daniel LearyBritish
Privateer
Service 1757-1758
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
10.3.1757Issued with a Letter of Marque Bristol ref:1846
11.1757

sailed on second cruise from  Bristol

ref:1846
12.1757

Returned from second cruise to Bristol where Captain Clark died Bristol

ref:1846
7.3.1758Issued with a Letter of Marque Bristol ref:1846


Notes on Ship


letter of marqueref:1846

Owners listed on Letter of Marque 10 March 1757

George Bush, Richard George, Richard Symes, John Snow, William Libby & Co.


serviceref:1846

events of First cruise March through October 1757

Captured French Packet Parale sailing Louisbourg for France

Captured French vessel Trois Amis from Bordeaux

Captured Saint Martin in company with King of Prussia

Returned to Bristol with prize Fidelle in October 1757

events of second cruise November and December 1757

arrived Bristol with unnamed prize December 1757


Prizesref:1846

sailed from Bristol on third cruise April 1758

captured a French vessel of 600 tons sailing Bordeaux for Canada. sent into Kingroad

captured a French vessel of 350 tons sailing Marseilles for Havre, sent into Kingroad

in company HMS Pallas retook British merchant Pearl sailing Jamaica for London, sent into Plymouth



 
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