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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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Halifax
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:
Port
Location(s)
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Nova Scotia -
Canada
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Saint Lawrence & Nova Scotia
Associated Locations
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Halifax Dockyard
- Naval Dockyard
Halifax Careening Yard
- Naval Dockyard
Offices associated with Halifax and related locations
Acting Master Shipwright Halifax Dockyard
Agent for Transports Halifax
Boat Builder Halifax Dockyard
Boatman Halifax Dockyard
Boy Halifax Dockyard
Cabin Keeper Halifax Dockyard
Carpenter Halifax Dockyard
Caulker Halifax Dockyard
Caulker Halifax Careening Yard
Foreman Halifax Careening Yard
Foreman Halifax Dockyard
Foreman of the Yard Halifax Dockyard
House Carpenter Halifax Dockyard
House Carpenter Halifax Careening Yard
Labourer Halifax Dockyard
Master Attendant Halifax Dockyard
Master Attendant Halifax
Master Shipwright Halifax Dockyard
Overseer Halifax Dockyard
Porter Halifax Dockyard
Quarterman Halifax Dockyard
Resident Commissioner Halifax Dockyard
Resident Commissioner Halifax
Sawyer Halifax Dockyard
Servant Halifax Careening Yard
Servant Halifax Dockyard
Shipwright Halifax Dockyard
Shipwright Halifax Careening Yard
Smith Halifax Dockyard
Steward Halifax Dockyard
Storekeeper Halifax Dockyard
Stores Porter Halifax Dockyard
Stores Porter Halifax Careening Yard
Superintendant of the Dockyard Halifax Dockyard
Watchman Halifax Dockyard
Events at Halifax
1752
Birth of
Edward Ellis Watmough
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1786
1760/04
Death of
George Hamilton
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1746
1768/11/20
Birth of
James Gifford
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1846
1774/06/03
Death of
Joseph Gerrish
British
Dockyard Staff
Service 1756-1773
1777/01/16
Death of
John Burr
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1777
1784
Birth of
William Frazier
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1806
NAO
1791/05/12
Birth of
Sir Provo William Parry Wallis
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1892
E-WIKI
1797/11/22
Death of
Scory Barker
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1795
1800/03/14
Death of
George Vandeput
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1758
1807/12/29
Launched
Plumper (12)
1807-1812
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gun-brig
BWAS-1793
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
BWAS-1793
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817
Rif Winfield
,
Book
E-WIKI
Wikipedia
Various
,
Web Site
NAO
The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors
Various
,
Web Site
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Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01
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British 20 Gun
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1748-1784
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