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Sea-flower (4)
1714-1718
British 4 Gun
Merchant
Sloop
Added
Charles Bains
British
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1714-1718
Added
John Scott
British
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
Update
Raymond (Unknown)
1782-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman (EIC Regular Ship)
Update
Cassandra (26)
1720-1723
Pirate 26 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
Update
Cassandra (26)
1719-1720
British 26 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
Added
Richard Lazenby
British
Naval Sailor
Pirate
Service 1719-1723
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Devastation (6)
1841-1866
British 6 Gun
Unrated
Steam Sloop
(1841)
Zephyr (8)
1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1790)
Pembroke (60)
1733-1749
British 60 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
(1733)
Mercury (20)
1745-1753
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
(1745)
Seahorse (24)
1748-1784
British 24 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
(1748)
Charles Powlett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1749
Namur (74)
1746-1749
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1746)
Namur (74)
1746-1749
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1746)
Shark (8)
1732-1755
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1732)
Zephyr (8)
1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
(1790)
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Portsmouth
Other Information
Type
:
Port
Location(s)
:
Hampshire -
England
Nationality
:
Great Britain
Associated Locations
Frank's Quarry
- Private Shipyard
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Portsmouth Dockyard
- Naval Dockyard
Portsmouth Ropeyard
- Naval Dockyard
Royal Naval Academy
- College
Royal Naval Hospital, Fareham
- Hospital
School of Naval Architecture
- School
Offices associated with Portsmouth and related locations
Admiral-Superintendant Portsmouth Dockyard
Agent for Prisoners of War Portsmouth Dockyard
Agent for Prisoners of War Portsmouth
Agent for Prizes Portsmouth Dockyard
Assistant Master Shipwright Portsmouth Dockyard
Blockmaker Portsmouth Dockyard
Boatswain of the Dockyard Portsmouth Dockyard
Boy Portsmouth Dockyard
Cabin Keeper Portsmouth Dockyard
Captain of the Ordinary Portsmouth
Caulker Portsmouth Dockyard
Clerk Portsmouth Dockyard
Clerk of the Cheque Portsmouth Dockyard
Clerk of the Ropeyard Portsmouth Ropeyard
Clerk of the Ropeyard Portsmouth Dockyard
Clerk of the Survey Portsmouth Dockyard
Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth
Foreman Portsmouth Ropeyard
Foreman Portsmouth Dockyard
Foreman of the Yard Portsmouth Dockyard
Governor Royal Naval Academy
House Carpenter Portsmouth Dockyard
Joiner Portsmouth Dockyard
Labourer Portsmouth Dockyard
Layer Portsmouth Ropeyard
Leading Man Portsmouth Dockyard
Lieutenant Governor Royal Naval Academy
Master Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Attendant Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Boat Builder Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Bricklayer Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Carver Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Caulker Portsmouth Dockyard
Master House Carpenter Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Joiner Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Mastmaker Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Rigger Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Ropemaker Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Sailmaker Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Shipwright Portsmouth Dockyard
Master Smith Portsmouth Dockyard
Mathematical Master Royal Naval Academy
Mathematical Usher Royal Naval Academy
Measurer Portsmouth Dockyard
Member of Parliament Portsmouth
Millwright Portsmouth Dockyard
Minister Portsmouth Dockyard
Oakum Boy Portsmouth Dockyard
Plug Keeper Portsmouth Dockyard
Porter Royal Naval Academy
Porter Portsmouth Dockyard
Purveyor Portsmouth Dockyard
Quarterman Portsmouth Dockyard
Quarterman Portsmouth Ropeyard
Resident Commissioner Portsmouth Dockyard
Resident Commissioner Portsmouth
Ropemaker Portsmouth Ropeyard
Sailmaker Portsmouth Dockyard
Scavelman Portsmouth Dockyard
Sea Fencibles Portsmouth
Second Assistant Shipwright Portsmouth Dockyard
Second Mathematical Master Royal Naval Academy
Servant Portsmouth Dockyard
Servant Portsmouth Ropeyard
Shipwright Portsmouth Dockyard
Shipwright's Apprentice Portsmouth Dockyard
Smith Portsmouth Dockyard
Steward to the Hospital Royal Naval Hospital, Fareham
Storekeeper Portsmouth Dockyard
Surgeon of the Hospital Royal Naval Hospital, Fareham
Surgeon of the Yard Portsmouth Dockyard
Surveyor Portsmouth Dockyard
Teacher of Dancing Royal Naval Academy
Teacher of Drawing, Writing and Arithmatic Royal Naval Academy
Teacher of Fencing Royal Naval Academy
Teacher of the French Language Royal Naval Academy
Teamer Portsmouth Dockyard
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Events at Portsmouth
1510
Launched
Mary Rose (15)
1510-1545
British 15 Gun
2nd Rate
Carrack
TSP
1656/11
Launched
Wakefield (24)
1656-1698
British 24 Gun
5th Rate
Ship
1660 Renamed "Richmond"
B028
1666/06/21
Launched
Constant Warwick (34)
1666-1691
British 34 Gun
4th Rate
Frigate
B028
1686
Launched
Nonsuch (Unknown)
1686-1714
British Unknown Gun
Unrated
Hoy
B028
1690/05/13
Launched
Portsmouth (32)
1690-1696
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Ship
B028
1707
Birth of
Bartholomew Candler
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1721-1740
1717/04/29
Launched
Nonsuch (50)
1717-1745
British 50 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
1740 Renamed "Nonsuch Hulk"
BWAS-1714
1728/12/13
Birth of
Peter Baskerville
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1809
1753/05/18
Birth of
Mark Robinson
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1830
1755/12/18
Death of
The Hon. John Hamilton
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1743
1756/11/24
Death of
William Pettigrew
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1745
1765/03/28
Birth of
Samuel James Ballard
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1814
1766/03/28
Death of
Richard Richardson
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1766
1769
Death of
Loftus Laforey
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1762
1772/06/09
Birth of
Francis Douglas
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1810
1782/10/27
Birth of
Augustus Leveson Rogers Collins
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1807
1786
Death of
Matteate Brady
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1744
1794/06/28
Death of
George Balfour
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1788
1795/03/01
Birth of
Edward le Cras Thornbrough
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1827
1795/06/24
Death of
John Cleland
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1787
1799/01/10
Death of
Lewis Mortlock
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
1801/01
Launched
Alonzo (16)
1801-1842
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1793
1811/01/05
Birth of
Robert Laurie Atkinson
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1826-1843
NBD1849
1820/05/30
Launched
Prince Regent (Unknown)
1820-1836
British Unknown Gun
Other
Yacht
1820/06/13
Launched
Minerva (46)
1820-1895
British 46 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1793
1848/03/22
Death of
Frederick Warren
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1841
1851/11/22
Death of
Thomas Morgan
British
Naval Sailor
Clergyman
Service 1794-1847
1857/09/17
Death of
Bartholomew Hayden
Brazilian
Naval Sailor
Service 1792-1857
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
B028
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I
J. J. Colledge
,
Book
BWAS-1714
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792
Rif Winfield
,
Book
BWAS-1793
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817
Rif Winfield
,
Book
NBD1849
A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849
O'Brien
,
Digital Book
TSP
Tudor Sea Power
David Childs
,
Book
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