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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
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John ScottBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798
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La Vengeance (20) 1797-1800
French 20 Gun
Privateer Unknown
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Zephyr (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
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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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Philadelphia

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Type : Port
Founded : 1681
Location(s) : Pennsylvania - United States
Nationality : 1683 - 1707 Kingdom of England
->1707 - 1776 Great Britain
->1776United States of America

Associated Locations

Kensington - Private Shipyard
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard - Naval Dockyard

Events at Philadelphia

1743/03/20Birth of
John InglisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1805
1745/04/17Launched
Pandour (24) 1745-1748
British 24 Gun
Privateer Unknown
ref:946
1758Birth of
John DennisBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1758-1832
c.1758Death of
Robert FarmarBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1738
1760/07/07Birth of
John CassinAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1822
1761/08Launched
Bedford (14) 1761
Spanish 14 Gun
Privateer Packet
ref:1919
1774Launched
Black Prince (Unknown) 1774-1775
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Ship
NDARI
1774/11/06Birth of
Daniel Steinmetz StellwagenAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1814
1775Launched
Burke (1) 1775-1775
American 1 Gun
Unrated Galley
1775/12/28Launched
Albany (16) 1775-1781
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
BWAS-1714
1776/07Launched
Delaware (28) 1776-1777
American 28 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
DANFS
1776/08/07Launched
Washington (32) 1776-1778
American 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
ref:740
1776/11/07Launched
Effingham (28) 1776-1777
American 28 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
ref:740
1776/12/13Launched
Randolph (32) 1776-1778
American 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
ref:740
1777/05/19Launched
Convert (24) 1777-1780
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Sloop
1778 Renamed "Beaver's Prize"
BWAS-1714
1778/09/02Death of
Samuel LyonsAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1777
1779Launched
Protector (26) 1779-1781
American 26 Gun
6th Rate Ship
BWAS-1714
1780/04/10Launched
Saratoga (18) 1780-1781
American 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
DANFS
1783/02/16Birth of
Stephen CassinAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1857
1784/10/30Birth of
Samuel AngusAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1824
1797Launched
Hassan Bashaw (22) 1797-1797
Algerian 22 Gun
6th Rate Brig
NWF
1797Launched
Skjoldebrand (20) 1797-1797
Algerian 20 Gun
6th Rate Schooner
ref:740
1797Launched
Lelah Eisha (18) 1797-1797
Algerian 18 Gun
Unrated Schooner
ref:740
1797/05/10Launched
United States (44) 1797-1862
American 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
DANFS
1797/11/23Birth of
Jean Louis de Rasilly (Marquis de Rasilly)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1861
1798Launched
Diligence (12) 1798-1799
American 12 Gun
Unrated Cutter
DANFS
1799/10/22Death of
John WhartonAmerican
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1775-1780
1799/11/28Launched
Philadelphia (36) 1799-1803
American 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
DANFS
1803/08/06Launched
Syren (16) 1803-1814
American 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
1810 Renamed "Siren"
DANFS
1803/09/13Death of
John BarryAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1803
DANFS
1806Birth of
Henry Kuhn HoffAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1823-1867
1806/07/02Death of
Nathan DorseyAmerican
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1776-1777
1813Launched
Buffalo (5) 1813-1816
American 5 Gun
Unrated Block Sloop
DANFS
1822/05/05Death of
Thomas TruxtunAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1848
1826/02/26Death of
Richard DaleAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1798
1827/02/20Death of
George McCawleyAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1827
1828/11/16Death of
Daniel Steinmetz StellwagenAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1814
1829/12/18Death of
William SealAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1826-1829
1837/07/18Launched
Pennsylvania (110) 1837-1861
American 110 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
B194
1838/08/01Death of
John RodgersAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1837
1842/03/19Death of
James WiltbankAmerican
Naval Sailor
Clergyman
Service 1837-1842
1851/07/14Death of
Thomas Jefferson LeibAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1844
1857/11/23Death of
Foxhall Alexander ParkerAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1843
1865/06/23Death of
Samuel Francis DupontAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1815-1862

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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"
Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01	James Daschuk	British steam sloop 'Devastation' (1841) (6) 1841-1866 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop
Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56	AvM	British Merchant east indiaman 'Zephyr' (1790) (8) 1790-1798 British 8 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Pembroke' (1733) (60) 1733-1749 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship

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