List of His Majesty's ships and vessels in sea pay with their present disposition, 1770 Feb. 1.

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List of His Majesty's ships and vessels in sea pay with their present disposition, 1770 Feb. 1.

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Manuscript list of British Royal Navy ships in sea pay, dated Feb. 1, 1770, and prepared for the use of Sir Edward Hawkes. Entries record the ship's name, rate, number of guns and men, names of commanders and lieutenants and their date of appointment, and the ship's current location in North America, the East Indies, the Mediteranean, Europe, Britain, etc.

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New-York Historical Society

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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...