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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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Grove Street Yard
Also Known as
Deptford Wharf (
1704
-
1762
)
Other Information
Type
:
Private Shipyard
Location(s)
:
Deptford -
London
Barnards' Thames Yards -
Thames
-
London
People associated with Grove Street Yard
From
To
Type
1704
Owner
John Winter
British
Ship Builder
Service 1692-1707
1763
1772
Lessee
William Dudman
British
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1758-1759
1763
1793
Lessee
Henry Adams
British
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1713-1805
1763
1793
Lessee
William Barnard
British
Ship Builder
Service 1763-1795
1772
1812
Lessee
John Dudman
British
Ship Builder
Service 1750-1817
1812
1817
Lessee
Dudman & Son
1825
1838
Owner
Gordon & Co.
1838
1847
Owner
Adam Gordon
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1815
Events at Grove Street Yard
1704/09/06
Launched
Blenheim (20)
1704-1714
British 20 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1767
Launched
Granby (Unknown)
1767-1781
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
IORMAR
1769/09/30
Launched
Bridgewater (Unknown)
1769-1782
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1772/10/29
Launched
Alfred (Unknown)
1772-1786
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1773/09/17
Launched
Ambuscade (32)
1773-1798
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
B028
1774/05/27
Launched
Hector (74)
1774-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1775/12/23
Launched
Sultan (74)
1775-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1805 Renamed "Suffolk"
BWAS-1714
1776/03/08
Launched
Hound (14)
1776-1784
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1777
Launched
Royal Admiral (Unknown)
1777-1796
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
BWAS-1793
1779/05/17
Launched
Pandora (24)
1779-1791
British 24 Gun
6th Rate
Post Ship
B028
1779/05/31
Launched
Zephyr (14)
1779-1798
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
1782 Renamed "Navy Transport"
1783 Renamed "Dispatch"
BWAS-1714
1780/06/03
Launched
Orpheus (32)
1780-1807
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1781/11/17
Launched
Andromache (32)
1781-1811
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1783/05/02
Launched
Iris (32)
1783-1833
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
1809 Renamed "Solebay"
B028
1785/03/26
Launched
Solebay (32)
1785-1809
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1786/02
Launched
Bridgewater (Unknown)
1786-1805
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
ref:463
1794/03/17
Launched
Diamond (38)
1794-1812
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1793
1801
Launched
Devaynes (Unknown)
1801-1814
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
1802
Launched
Cumberland (Unknown)
1802-1817
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
1821/10/10
Launched
Berwickshire (Unknown)
1821-1833
British Unknown Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
EICS
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
EICS
East India Company Ships
Andrea Cordani
,
Cy Harrison
,
Web Site
IORMAR
IOR/L/MAR - India Office - Marine Department Records
Archive
ref:463
East India Company Geneaology (no longer live, 2020)
Unknown
,
Web Site
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Monday 8th of June 2026 17:20
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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"
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1841-1866
British 6 Gun
Unrated
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Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56
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British Merchant east indiaman 'Zephyr' (1790) (8)
1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37
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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
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British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20)
1745-1753
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
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