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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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Recent Comments
Britannia (100)
1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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)
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Chatham
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Port
Location(s)
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Kent -
England
Associated Locations
Chatham Dockyard
- Naval Dockyard
→ 1547-1567 Jillingham Water
Offices associated with Chatham and related locations
Agent for Prisoners of War Chatham
Agent for Prizes Chatham Dockyard
Agent Victualler Chatham Dockyard
Assistant Master Shipwright Chatham Dockyard
Boatswain of the Dockyard Chatham Dockyard
Cabin Keeper Chatham Dockyard
Captain-Superintendant Chatham Dockyard
Caulker Chatham Dockyard
Clerk Chatham Dockyard
Clerk of the Cheque Chatham Dockyard
Clerk of the Ropeyard Chatham
Clerk of the Ropeyard Chatham Dockyard
Clerk of the Survey Chatham Dockyard
Commander-in-Chief Chatham
Commissioner of the Navy Chatham Dockyard
Converter Chatham Dockyard
Foreman Chatham Dockyard
Foreman of the Yard Chatham Dockyard
House Carpenter Chatham Dockyard
Impress Service Chatham
Instructor Chatham Dockyard
Joiner Chatham Dockyard
Knotting Yarn Knitter Chatham Dockyard
Labourer Chatham Dockyard
Layer Chatham Dockyard
Leading Man Chatham Dockyard
Master Attendant Chatham Dockyard
Master Boat Builder Chatham Dockyard
Master Bricklayer Chatham Dockyard
Master Carver Chatham Dockyard
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Shipwright Chatham Dockyard
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Surgeon of the Ordinary Chatham Dockyard
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Warder Chatham Dockyard
Events at Chatham
1604/05/17
Launched
Answer (17)
1604-1629
British 17 Gun
4th Rate
Galleon
NRS157
1647/08
Death of
Phineus Pett
British
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1570-1647
1745/12/22
Launched
Assistance (50)
1745-1773
British 50 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1746/01
Launched
Namur (74)
1746-1749
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1749/04
Launched
Neptune (90)
1749-1784
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
1750 Renamed "Torbay"
BWAS-1714
1758/06/22
Launched
Panther (60)
1758-1813
British 60 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1759/03/15
Launched
Thunder (8)
1759-1774
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Bomb Vessel
BWAS-1714
1762/04/24
Death of
John Lock
British
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1740-1762
1763/07/26
Launched
Exeter (64)
1763-1784
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1773/11/02
Launched
Siren (28)
1773-1777
British 28 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1777
Birth of
Thomas Bagnall
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1807
NAO
1788/04/07
Birth of
Richard Green Didham
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1806
1791
Launched
Goodwill (Unknown)
1791-1816
British Unknown Gun
Other
Lighter
1795/12/19
Launched
Dispatch (16)
1795-1796
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1793
1796/05/05
Launched
Dispatch (16)
1796-1805
Russian 16 Gun
Unrated
Brig
RWAS
1801/01/03
Death of
William Cayley
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1795
1804/03
Launched
Atlas (74)
1804-1821
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1805
Launched
Namur (74)
1805-1833
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1811/10
Launched
Queen (74)
1811-1821
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1825/01/20
Death of
James Yeo
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1794
1835/07/10
Launched
Wanderer (16)
1835-1850
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Brig-Corvette
1848/01/02
Death of
Gideon Davis
British
Dockyard Staff
Service 1780-1822
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
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
NAO
The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors
Various
,
Web Site
NRS157
NRS Vol 157 - The Navy of Edward VI and Mary I
C. S. Knighton
,
David Loades
,
Book
RWAS
Russian Warships in the Age of Sail
Eduard Sozaev
,
John Tredrea
,
Book
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