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Title: Ship Name
Post by: DonM on Friday 30 April 21 19:49 BST (UK)
Struggling to figure out the Ship name on the first line.  It would be a Coastguard vessel.  I looked at the Rootsweb Ship List but see nothing that fits this scribble. This document is when he switched to the RN after completing his 10 years with the Coastguard. 

Thank you.

Don

Title: Re: Ship Name
Post by: JenB on Friday 30 April 21 19:51 BST (UK)
Revenge ?
Title: Re: Ship Name
Post by: Bookbox on Friday 30 April 21 19:55 BST (UK)
The first line reads Coxswain of the Pinnace - it's a petty officer's ranking.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/RN/Pay_and_Condns/Pay_1853_Ratings.htm
Title: Re: Ship Name
Post by: JenB on Friday 30 April 21 19:59 BST (UK)
Quote from: JenB on Friday 30 April 21 19:51 BST (UK)
Revenge ?

I must have been hallucinating. When I read your posting it asked for the ships name on the second line. Now it says on the first line  ;D
Title: Re: Ship Name
Post by: Bookbox on Friday 30 April 21 20:02 BST (UK)
Quote from: JenB on Friday 30 April 21 19:59 BST (UK)
Quote from: JenB on Friday 30 April 21 19:51 BST (UK)
Revenge ?

I must have been hallucinating. When I read your posting it asked for the ships name on the second line. Now it says on the first line  ;D

There's no ship's name on the first line, but between us I think we've answered the question ;D
Title: Re: Ship Name
Post by: Jebber on Friday 30 April 21 20:08 BST (UK)
Pinnace was a small boat carried on large ships, such as warships, what you would call a tender.
Title: Re: Ship Name
Post by: Sandblown on Friday 30 April 21 20:54 BST (UK)
https://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=56

The above Link describes HMS Revenge.
Title: Re: Ship Name
Post by: DonM on Friday 30 April 21 21:34 BST (UK)
Sorry for the confusion the image when uploaded cut off the first line. 

But Pinnace makes sense.  I have his complete record and the ships he served but Pinnace is only shown on this document which I assumed was another ship rather than a position.

Thanks again.

Don
Title: Re: Ship Name
Post by: Jebber on Friday 30 April 21 21:51 BST (UK)
See my previous post about a Pinnace, I have amended it because predictive text had changed it to pinnacle.
Title: Re: Ship Name
Post by: Sandblown on Saturday 01 May 21 07:01 BST (UK)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnace_(ship%27s_boat)

The above Link describes a Pinnace. It still appears from the Post, He was attached to HMS Revenge, in the position of Coxswain.