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Peter Aplin logbooks 1769-1778 Aplin, Peter logbooks

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The Peter Aplin logbooks document Aplin's voyages on the British Navy ships , , , , and . The books detail travel between England, the Mediterranean, Africa, and India, and describe participation in naval battles and blockades in Revolutionary-era North America. Savage Niger Prudent Strombolo Roebuck

5 volumes

eng,

William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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Prudent (Ship)

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Niger (Ship)

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Whaling vessel (437 tons); out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by James Gray; on voyage from 21 June 1848-8 June 1852, to the Off shore, Callao, Coast of Chile, On the Line, and other whaling grounds; agent-owner: Hathaway & Luce; built at Rochester, Mass., 1844. From the description of Logbook of the ship Niger, 1848 June 21-1852 June 8. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 276774666 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Amos ...

Aplin, Peter, 1753–1817.

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Peter Aplin (1753--1817), Admiral in the Royal Navy, began his naval career on the William and Mary as a captain's servant. Other early posts were on the Guernsey, Savage, Niger, and Prudent . While he was a midshipman aboard the Roebuck, First Lieutenant Leek was killed during the British attempt to break the rebel blockade at the mouth of the Hudson River, and Aplin was promoted to Leek's post. This was the first of a series of promotions throughout the Revolutionary War. On April...

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Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...

Hammond, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1738-1828

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Strombolo (Sloop)

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Roebuck (Ship)

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Built 1619, 300 tons. Voyages: (1) 1619/20 Surat. Master Richard Swan/Christopher Brown. Downs 29 Feb 1620 - 23 Jun Cape - 9 Nov Surat - 19 Dec Jask - Surat - Batavia - Mar 1621 Amboina - in England by Jun 1622. (2) 1622/3 Batavia. Master John Carter. Downs - Batavia - Macassar - Lagundy 29 May 1625 - Batavia - Jambi - Nov 1627 Macassar - laid up at Bantam Oct 1629. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x000303...