William Gray (d.1775)
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William Gray
Nationality
British
Roles
Ship Builder, Dockyard Staff
First Known Service
3.7.1746
CSORN
Last Known Service
13.2.1775
CSORN
Date of Death
13.2.1775
ADM354
Will Probated
10.3.1775
,
PROB 11/1006/65
Event History
Date from
Date to
Event
Source
3.7.1746
2.10.1751
Appointed
Master Caulker at Sheerness Dockyard
ADM 6/17/123
ADM 6/17
3.7.1746
2.10.1751
Appointed
Assistant Master Shipwright at Sheerness Dockyard
ADM 6/17/123
ADM 6/17
2.10.1751
17.6.1752
Appointed
Assistant Master Shipwright at Woolwich Dockyard
ADM 6/18/14
ADM 6/18
17.6.1752
6.8.1755
Appointed
Second Assistant Shipwright at Portsmouth Dockyard
ADM 6/18/39
ADM 6/18
6.8.1755
18.12.1755
Appointed
Assistant Master Shipwright at Portsmouth Dockyard
ADM 6/18/186
ADM 6/18
18.12.1755
10.7.1765
Appointed
Assistant Master Shipwright at Deptford Dockyard
ADM 6/18/220
ADM 6/18
10.7.1765
7.7.1767
Appointed
Master Shipwright at Sheerness Dockyard
ADM 6/20/82
ADM 6/20
23.8.1766
Launched
Carysfort (28)
,
Frigate
at
Sheerness Dockyard -
Sheerness
BWAS-1714
7.7.1767
6.3.1773
Appointed
Master Shipwright at Woolwich Dockyard
ADM 6/20/173
BWAS-1714
28.9.1768
Launched
Prudent (64)
,
Ship of the Line
at
Woolwich Dockyard -
Woolwich
BWAS-1714
18.9.1769
Launched
Queen (90)
,
Ship of the Line
at
Woolwich Dockyard -
Woolwich
BWAS-1714
4.12.1770
Launched
Intrepid (64)
,
Ship of the Line
at
Woolwich Dockyard -
Woolwich
BWAS-1714
31.8.1772
Launched
Defiance (64)
,
Ship of the Line
at
Woolwich Dockyard -
Woolwich
BWAS-1714
6.3.1773
13.2.1775
Appointed
Master Shipwright at Chatham Dockyard
ADM 6/20/481
BWAS-1714
28.4.1774
Launched
Roebuck (44)
,
Ship of the Line
at
Chatham Dockyard -
Chatham
BWAS-1714
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
CSORN
Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy
David Bonner-Smith
,
Robert L. DiNardo
,
David Syrett
,
Web Site
ADM354
ADM 354 - Navy Board: Bound Out-letters 1738-1809
Document
ADM 6/17
ADM 6/17 Commission and Warrant Book 1745 18 Sep.-1751 Apr.
Archive
ADM 6/18
ADM 6/18 Commission and Warrant Book 1751 May-1758 Oct.
Archive
ADM 6/20
ADM 6/20 Commission and Warrant Book 1764-1773
Archive
BWAS-1714
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792
Rif Winfield
,
Book
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