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Sea-flower (4) 1714-1718
British 4 Gun
Merchant Sloop
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Charles BainsBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1714-1718
Added
John ScottBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798
Update
La Vengeance (20) 1797-1800
French 20 Gun
Privateer Unknown
Update
Zephyr (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Update
Woodcot (Unknown) 1786-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
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Raymond (Unknown) 1782-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman (EIC Regular Ship)
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Cassandra (26) 1720-1723
Pirate 26 Gun
6th Rate Ship
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Cassandra (26) 1719-1720
British 26 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
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Richard LazenbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Pirate
Service 1719-1723
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Portsmouth

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Type : Port
Location(s) : New Hampshire - United States - New England
Nationality : 1692 - 1776 Kingdom of England
->1776United States of America

Associated Locations

Portchester - Port
Portsea - Port

Events at Portsmouth

1651/03/30Death of
William WilloughbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810
1704Birth of
Nathaniel MesserveBritish
Ship Builder
Soldier
Service 1704-1758
1712/04Birth of
Clark GaytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1723-1782
E-WIKI
1716Birth of
Sir Charles HardyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1762
TRN3
1739/11/16Birth of
Sir Digby DentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1788
c.1740Birth of
John FlaggAmerican
Merchant Sailor
Service 1775
1741/06/25Birth of
John LangdonAmerican
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1779
1748/04/04Launched
America (44) 1748-1757
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
1756 Renamed "Boston"
BWAS-1714
1749/07/14Death of
Samuel CouchmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1748
1770/04/17Birth of
William FlaggAmerican
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1799-1801
1774Birth of
John SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1809
NA-ROA
1775Birth of
William SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO
1776/05/21Launched
Raleigh (32) 1776-1778
American 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
DANFS
1777/05/10Launched
Ranger (14) 1777-1780
American 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
DANFS
1778Birth of
James EmeryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1808
NA-ROA
1780/01Birth of
John Portal WoodinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1805
NAO
1781/01/05Launched
Alexander (20) 1781-1784
American 20 Gun
Privateer Sloop
W027
1782/11/05Launched
America (74) 1782-1783
American 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
DANFS
1784Birth of
Alexander Forsyth ParrBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1809
NA-ROA
1784Birth of
George LatimerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO
1791/08/24Launched
Scammel (Lightly Armed) 1791-1798
American Lightly Armed Gun
Unrated Schooner
ref:1955
1792Birth of
Charles Alexander JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
NA-ROA
1794/06/30Death of
John HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1791
ODNB
1794/09/30Death of
The Hon. William Clement FinchBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1794
TRN3
1797/06/29Launched
Crescent (32) 1797-1805
Algerian 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
NWF
1797/09/23Death of
George GaytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1795
ODNB
1798Launched
Portsmouth (24) 1798-1801
American 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
ref:1203
1798/09/17Launched
Scammel (14) 1798-1799
American 14 Gun
Unrated Schooner
DANFS
1799/05Death of
William HobbsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1793
1799/08/15Launched
Congress (38) 1799-1834
American 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
DANFS
1817/08/31Death of
Sir John Thomas DuckworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1817
ODNB
1819/09/18Death of
John LangdonAmerican
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1779
1821/01/28Death of
Sir George CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1819
E-WIKI
1828/01Death of
John PriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1812
1828/06/15Death of
Enoch G ParrottAmerican
Administrator
Service 1821-1828
1828/07/07Death of
Nathaniel LydeAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1828
1828/10/06Death of
Benjamin P KissamAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1828
1829/06/12Death of
Augustus CuttsAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1829
1836Death of
Thomas AtkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1806
1841/08/16Launched
Congress (44) 1841-1862
American 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
DANFS
1845/05/26Death of
Charles Henry PagetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1845
NBD1849
1847/11/30Death of
James William ShirreffBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1806
1847/12/01Death of
William Henry ShirreffBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1846
W025

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NA-ROA Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NWFVarious, Web Site

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

TRN3William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

W027Ken Kellow, Web Site

ref:1203Dudley W. Knox, Book

ref:1955 Web Site

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Monday 8th of June 2026 17:20	F.F.	British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1762) (100) 1762-1825 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Princess Royal" 1812 Renamed "Saint George" 1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
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