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Mercury

34080
Nominal Guns10ref:1846
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
First Mentioned15.4.1778ref:1846
Home PortBristol - England ref:1846
ShipyardUnknownref:1846
CategoryPrivateerref:1846
Ship TypeUnknown
Last known2.1782ref:1846

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen200Ton 

Armament


15.4.1778Broadside Weight = 22 Imperial Pound ( 9.9772 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1778/04/15 - 1780/04/12
Conway HeighingtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1757-1782
Sole Owner
ref:1846
1780/04/13 - 1782/02 Davis and Protheroe (1778/08/21 - 1782)ref:1846

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
15.4.1778100 ref:1846

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
15.4.1778 - bef.12.4.1780Captain
Conway HeighingtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1757-1782
ref:1846
13.4.1780 - bef.1.1782Captain
Robert CraggsBritish
Privateer
Service 1780-1783
ref:1846
bef.2.1782 - bef.6.1782Captain
Conway HeighingtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1757-1782
ref:1846

Service History


DateEventSource
15.4.1778Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
9.1779

the Mercury in company with the Ambuscade of London, captured cutter Adelaide from Lorient for Boston and carried into a port in  Newfoundland Colony

ref:1846
aft.5.1780

recaptured brigantine Polly sailing Cork for St.Kitts, recaptured Nancy sailing London for Quebec, both sent to Bristol and sold

ref:1846
24.2.1781

Attack on Demerara and Essequibo

ref:1846
3.1781

in company with the Regulator, Capt. Walcott privateer of St. Kitts, captured 10 vessels of a convoy sailing Guadeloupe for St. Thomas

ref:1846
8.1781Arrived at Bristol ref:1846
2.1782

delivered much needed supplies to  Gibraltar

ref:1846


Notes on Ship


shipref:1846

3 masts



 
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