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His Majesties ship The Duke r navy in 1760s
« on: Monday 07 October 24 11:38 BST (UK) »
Hi everyone . Does anyone know any background history about His Majesties ship royal navy The Duke during the 1760s in the UK . My 6th G Grandfather was a Midshipman on this ship back then . Thank you for your support .

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Re: His Majesties ship The Duke r navy in 1760s
« Reply #1 on: Monday 07 October 24 12:01 BST (UK) »
Seven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Duke:

The one hat fits is:
HMS Duke (1761) was a 10-gun storeship which foundered in 1761 off Pondicherry.

or:
HMS Duke was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1678 as HMS Vanguard. She sank in 1703 but was raised in 1704 and rebuilt between 1705 and 1710. She was renamed HMS Duke in 1728 and was broken up in 1733 for rebuilding, being re-launched in 1739 and serving until broken up in 1769.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_(1678)

Amended following newspaper clipping.  KG
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Re: His Majesties ship The Duke r navy in 1760s
« Reply #2 on: Monday 07 October 24 12:21 BST (UK) »
thank you for this message reg The Duke ship . I do think the first option fits . William was based in Plymouth whilst serving in the Navy . best wishes to you .

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Re: His Majesties ship The Duke r navy in 1760s
« Reply #3 on: Monday 07 October 24 12:33 BST (UK) »
Caledonian Mercury, 22 Mar 1759

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Re: His Majesties ship The Duke r navy in 1760s
« Reply #4 on: Monday 07 October 24 13:32 BST (UK) »
Several newspaper mentions of the Duke at Plymouth - only one of which (already posted) identifies it as the 90 gunner.

It was paid off 1763 and I cannot find mention of it after these snippets -
Derby Mercury, 25 Feb 1763
Manchester Mercury, 1 Mar 1763

I wondered if the "insolent behaviour" stemmed from their being paid off?


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