British Privateer 'Jenny' (1780)

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Janus (44) 1778-1810
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
1788 Renamed "Dromedary"
(1778)
Henry EvansBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1821
Jupiter (34) 1779-1797
British 34 Gun
Privateer Frigate
(1779)
Southampton (32) 1757-1812
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1757)
Ramillies (74) 1763-1782
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1763)
Scourge (16) 1779-1795
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1779)
The Hon. Samuel BarringtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1794
Thomas TaylorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1810
Albemarle (28) 1779-1784
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1779)
Camel (24) 1776-1784
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
(1776)
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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen150Ton

17.2.1780Broadside Weight = 1.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.6804 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck14 Carriage Guns

DatesOwnerSource
1780/02/17 - 1781/01/06, ref:1846

Date# of MenNotesSource
17.2.178035 ref:1846

DatesRankNameSource
17.2.1780 - bef.5.1.1781Captainref:18466.1.1781 - 1781Captainref:1846

DateEventSource
17.2.1780Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
6.1.1781Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846

shipref:1846

3 masts

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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Friday 19th of June 2026 17:23	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Janus' (1778) (44) 1778-1810 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line 1788 Renamed "Dromedary"
Friday 19th of June 2026 17:22	Jon Miller	Henry EvansBritish Naval Sailor Service 1782-1821
Friday 19th of June 2026 16:17	Jon Miller	British Privateer frigate 'Jupiter' (1779) (34) 1779-1797 British 34 Gun Privateer Frigate
Friday 19th of June 2026 16:13	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Southampton' (1757) (32) 1757-1812 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Friday 19th of June 2026 16:13	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ramillies' (1763) (74) 1763-1782 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line