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Some more on Stainer Canham London kalendar and court and city register show him as one of the foreman of the Yard at Deptford in 1819. ADM 29/8/80: "Stainer H CANHAM; Rank: Foreman; Born: [Not Given]; Age on entry: [Not Given]; Dates served: 13 June 1780-25 May 1825; Date and Type of Application: B...

Hi. Thanks, but slightly confused by this. Interestingly I have no record of either a George Kingdom or a John Day as captains in the Royal Navy. In fact there's no record of a George Kingdom as a commissioned officer at all. There is a John Day, commissioned lieutenant on 21 Dec 1808 and as a retir...

Thanks, I'll update the sites records when I find some time to do so

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All info is useful and in any format you prefer, although scans of the original would be my preference.

Cy

One thing to remember is that in the 17C the terms Cannon and Culverine indicated different types of armament as well as different shot weight. Cannons were shorter in calibre, 18-28 against a culverines 32-34, more squat, and therefore had a lower muzzle velocity and lower range but with a greater ...

Much better, thanks

You may be able to find some information in the London Gazette, which published dates and locations for prize money to be paid.

The Gazette is available online at https://www.thegazette.co.uk/

Word of warning mediafire (the host site for the pdf) is full of bogus links, all of which say DOWNLOAD, and most of which try to install software you REALLY REALLY do not want. There is a link that downloads the pdf, but unless you are certain you know what you are doing, don't. I will not remove ...

If by Some web sites you mean Wikipedia and their assertion that "Active service was resumed from February 1817 when she was relisted as a first-rate carrying 104 guns", then that is plain wrong. In February 1817 the Victory was re-rated as a 1st rate by having her nominal armament increased from 98...

To confirm that Victory was not in commission in 1818, the captain's log records cease on 18th Dec 1812 and do not restart on 2nd Feb 1824.