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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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Whitby
Other Information
Type
:
Port
Location(s)
:
Yorkshire -
England
Associated Locations
Fishburn & Brodrick
- Private Shipyard
Events at Whitby
1706/06/03
Birth of
John Walker
British
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1747-1755
1718/07/06
Birth of
Thomas Fishburn
British
Ship Builder
Service 1718-1805
1756/10/14
Birth of
Thomas Fishburn
British
Ship Builder
Service 1756-1826
1760/06/08
Birth of
Sir Robert Moorsom
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1825
NAO
1765/06/03
Birth of
Thomas Brodrick
British
Ship Builder
Service 1765-1829
1768/03/29
Launched
Endeavour (6)
1768-1775
British 6 Gun
Unrated
Discovery Vessel
BWAS-1714
c.1769
Birth of
Abraham Turner
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
1771/11
Launched
Raleigh (10)
1771-1783
British 10 Gun
Other
Discovery Vessel
1771 Renamed "Adventure"
BWAS-1714
1771/11
Launched
Drake (12)
1771-1782
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Survey Vessel
1771 Renamed "Resolution"
BWAS-1714
1781
Launched
Chapman (Unknown)
1781-1793
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1782/06/10
Launched
Le Resolution (16)
1782-1783
French 16 Gun
Unrated
Flûte
NNF-1774
1785/10/05
Death of
John Walker
British
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1747-1755
1786
Launched
Selby (Unknown)
1786-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
Ship
BWAS-1793
1793/04/29
Launched
Chapman (24)
1793-1801
British 24 Gun
Hired
Ship
BWAS-1793
1798
Launched
Selby (20)
1798-1801
British 20 Gun
Unrated
Armed Vessel
BWAS-1793
1798/04
Launched
William (20)
1798-1807
British 20 Gun
Unrated
Armed Vessel
1803/06
Launched
Scourge (16)
1803-1816
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1793
1803/07
Launched
Hermes (16)
1803-1810
British 16 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1793
1803/10
Launched
Acheron (8)
1803-1805
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Bomb Vessel
BWAS-1793
1803/10
Launched
Lucifer (8)
1803-1811
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Bomb Vessel
BWAS-1793
1804/06
Launched
Mediator (44)
1804-1809
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1793
1804/10
Launched
Flash (Unknown)
1804-1807
British Unknown Gun
Unrated
Fire Vessel
BWAS-1793
1815/06/19
Launched
Brothers (Unknown)
1815-1821
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
Merchantman
EICS
1829/04/07
Death of
Thomas Brodrick
British
Ship Builder
Service 1765-1829
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
EICS
East India Company Ships
Andrea Cordani
,
Cy Harrison
,
Web Site
NAO
The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors
Various
,
Web Site
NNF-1774
Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792
Alain Demerliac
,
Book
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