British fireship 'Combustion' (1781)

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Combustion

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Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased1.1781BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFireship BWAS-1714
Sold29.11.1784BWAS-1714

Armament


1.1781Broadside Weight = 18 Imperial Pound ( 8.1632 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

10 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.1.1781 - 12.1.1782Commander Henry Reynolds (d.1782) ADM 6/22/424
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 14.3.1782BWAS-171418.2.1782 - 1.3.1782Commander Charles Hughes ADM 6/23/229
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 7.7.1784ADM 6/231.3.1782 - 19.5.1782Commander Henry Newcome (d.1797) ADM 6/23/22
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 29.1.1793BWAS-171419.5.1782 - 7.7.1782Commander William Clark (d.1802) ADM 6/20/195
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 3.3.1784ADM 6/237.7.1782 - 4.9.1782Commander Theophilius Jones ADM 6/23/227
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 1.7.1784ADM 6/234.9.1782 - 14.9.1782Commander William Wolseley (1756-1842) ADM 6/23/195
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 3.3.1784ADM 6/2314.9.1782 - 9.10.1782Commander Christopher Halliday (d.1790) ADM 6/23/233
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 21.7.1784ADM 6/239.10.1782 - 12.10.1782Commander George Murray ADM 6/23/224
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies
Commission confirmed 23.6.1784ADM 6/236.2.1783 - 13.12.1783Commander Simon Mackenzie (d.1804) ADM 6/23/239
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 26.8.1784ADM 6/2313.12.1783 - 1783Commander William Hollamby (d.1798) ADM 6/23/239
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 26.8.1784ADM 6/23

Service History


DateEventSource
1781Purchased in IndiaB066
12.4.1782In Hughes squadron at the Battle of ProvidienB066
12.4.1782Battle of Providien
6.7.17822nd Battle of Negapatam
3.9.1782In Hughes squadron at the Battle of TrincomaleeB066
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
26.8.1784Sold to Mr WhiteB066
23.11.1784ReturnedB066
29.11.1784Sold to Mr Maxwell for £1,200B066

 
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