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John Evans

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1717TRN3
First Known Service21.5.1733TRN3
Last Known Service1.2.1793TRN3
Date of Death15.7.1794 - Feltham, MiddlesexTRN3

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
21.5.17334.6.1734
Revenge (70) 1718-1740
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Able Seaman ADM 107/3/384		ADM 107/3
4.6.173429.7.1736
Dunkirk (60) 1734-1749
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Able Seaman ADM 107/3/384		ADM 107/3
29.7.17366.7.1737
Dunkirk (60) 1734-1749
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/3/384		ADM 107/3
18.7.17386.7.1739
Hampton Court (70) 1709-1741
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Able Seaman ADM 107/3/384		ADM 107/3
24.5.1740 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/384RNLPC
16.9.1740 Lieutenant ADM 6/15/330CSORN
20.8.1746 Commander ADM 6/17/144CSORN
20.8.17469.4.1748
Granado (8) 1742-1763
British 8 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/144		BWAS-1714
20.4.1748 Captain ADM 3/17/346CSORN
20.4.174823.4.1748
Flamborough (20) 1727-1749
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 3/17/346		ADM 6/17
18.11.174825.6.1752
Glasgow (20) 1745-1756
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/408		BWAS-1714
4.12.175318.7.1755
Experiment (24) 1740-1763
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/83		BWAS-1714
18.7.17554.1.1757
Prince Edward (44) 1745-1766
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/181		BWAS-1714
18.1.17576.5.1763
Preston (50) 1757-1815
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/345		ADM 6/18
24.10.176626.10.1769
Augusta (64) 1763-1777
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/141		BWAS-1714
17784.1779
Romney (50) 1762-1804
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Commodore		ref:676
23.1.17782.5.1778
Invincible (74) 1765-1801
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/356		ADM 6/21
5.1778 
Invincible (74) 1765-1801
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Commodore		BWAS-1714
19.3.1779 Rear-Admiral of the White ADM 6/21/524CSORN
17801781
Dromedary (30) 1777-1783
British 30 Gun
Unrated Armed Storeship
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral		ref:676
26.9.1780 Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/22/175CSORN
17811782
Diligent (70) 1780-1784
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral		ref:676
24.9.1787 Vice-Admiral of the White ADM 6/23/416CSORN
21.9.1790 Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/24/68CSORN
1.2.1793 Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/24/200CSORN
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