British fireship 'Combustion' (1781)

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Combustion	3645
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	1.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Fireship	BWAS-1714
Sold	29.11.1784	BWAS-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 - 12.1.1782CommanderHenry Reynolds (d.1782) ADM 6/22/424
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 14.3.1782BWAS-171418.2.1782 - 1.3.1782CommanderCharles Hughes ADM 6/23/229
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 7.7.1784ADM 6/231.3.1782 - 19.5.1782CommanderHenry Newcome (d.1797) ADM 6/23/22
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 29.1.1793BWAS-171419.5.1782 - 7.7.1782CommanderWilliam 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 - 4.9.1782CommanderTheophilius Jones ADM 6/23/227
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 1.7.1784ADM 6/234.9.1782 - 14.9.1782CommanderWilliam 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 - 9.10.1782CommanderChristopher 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 - 12.10.1782CommanderGeorge Murray ADM 6/23/224
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies
Commission confirmed 23.6.1784ADM 6/236.2.1783 - 13.12.1783CommanderSimon 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 - 1783CommanderWilliam 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

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/23 Archive

B066Brian LaveryBook

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