Naval Biographical Database Sample

Some of the early reports in this category go little beyond the standard references, although many dates have been corrected from primary sources.    Increasingly, from  mid. C18th century,  more information becomes available, much in the form of Admiralty Orders from the manuscript Navy Lists - see sources.

SHIP/ORGANISATION/PLACE - 'Milestones'
Example 1
St George, 1687 - 1726
21 Oct 1687	Renamed ex CHARLES
21 Oct 1687	Hulked
11 Mar 1690/1	Change in status to 2nd rate
00       1701	Rebuilt at Portmouth DY - Waffe
24 July 1701	Launched at Portsmouth DY
00  Oct 1726	Broken up
Example 2
Musette (Sloop), 1796 - 1806
21 Dec 1796	Captured from French
23 Mar 1797	Directed by AO to Register/Establish as a Sloop
26 Oct 1798	Directed by AO to fit as Receiving Ship
23 Aug 1803	Directed by AO to fit for defence of River Yealm
26 Aug 1803	Directed by AO to establish 8 Carronades, 20 Men
12 Apr 1806	Directed by AO to take to pieces
05 July 1806	Directed by AO to sell
27 Aug 1806	Sold for £165 to Mr R Rundle of Plymouth

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