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Sea-flower (4)
1714-1718
British 4 Gun
Merchant
Sloop
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Charles Bains
British
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1714-1718
Added
John Scott
British
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798
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La Vengeance (20)
1797-1800
French 20 Gun
Privateer
Unknown
Update
Zephyr (8)
1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant
East Indiaman
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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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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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Yorkshire
Introduction
English County.
Other Information
Type
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County
Location(s)
:
England -
Great Britain
Associated Locations
Aldborough
- Town
Bridlington
- Port
Hedon
- Town
+ 
Kingston upon Hull
- Port
Charlestown
- Private Shipyard
Lime Street Yard
- Private Shipyard
Knaresborough
- Town
Leeds
- City
North Barton Yard
- Private Shipyard
Northallerton
- Town
Scarborough
- Port
+ 
Selby
- Inland Port
Foster's Shipyard
- Private Shipyard
Shepard's Shipyard
- Private Shipyard
+ 
The Humber
- Estuary
Charlestown
- Private Shipyard
+ 
Hessel Cliff
- Private Shipyard
North Barton Yard
- Private Shipyard
Hessel Haven
- Private Shipyard
+ 
Kingston upon Hull
- Port
Charlestown
- Private Shipyard
Lime Street Yard
- Private Shipyard
North Barton Yard
- Private Shipyard
Thirsk
- Town
+ 
Whitby
- Port
Fishburn & Brodrick
- Private Shipyard
York
- Port
Offices associated with Yorkshire and related locations
Governor Kingston upon Hull
Impress Service Kingston upon Hull
Lord Lieutenant Yorkshire
Mayor Kingston upon Hull
Member of Parliament Kingston upon Hull
Member of Parliament Aldborough
Member of Parliament Thirsk
Member of Parliament Hedon
Member of Parliament Northallerton
Member of Parliament Scarborough
Member of Parliament Knaresborough
Sheriff Yorkshire
Sheriff Kingston upon Hull
Events at Yorkshire
1490
Birth of
Lord William FitzWilliam (1
st
Earl of Southampton)
British
Administrator
Soldier
Service 1536-1540
c.1565
Birth of
Sir Guylford Slingsby
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1598-1631
1648/10/29
Death of
Thomas Rainsborough
British
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1643-1648
1722/02/26
Birth of
Sir Hugh Palliser (1
st
Baronet)
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1779
TRN3
1724/04
Birth of
Mark Milbanke
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1802
1728
Birth of
Simon Temple
British
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1801-1803
c.1735
Birth of
Stair Douglas
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1783
c.1747
Birth of
William Swiney
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1819
1755/05/25
Death of
Hugh Cholmley
British
Administrator
Service 1708-1727
1759
Birth of
Simon Temple
British
Ship Builder
Service 1759
1763/01/15
Death of
John Dumaresque
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1709-1733
1765
Birth of
Cass Halliday
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1805
1767
Birth of
Thomas Atkinson
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1806
1787/02/21
Death of
George Barlow
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1761-1778
1788/04/20
Birth of
Henry Stanhope
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1846
1790/11/16
Death of
Patrick Calder
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1767
1796
Death of
Leonard Mosey
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1779
c.1807/02
Death of
John Burstall
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1807
1813/03/24
Death of
William Burstall
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1800
1863/01/29
Death of
Christopher Wyvill
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1856
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
TRN3
The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol III
William Laird Clowes
,
Digital Book
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British 100 Gun
1st Rate
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1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
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