tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194181216717132105.post8753226428457134251..comments2023-05-01T14:11:21.611+01:00Comments on Borders Family History Society: European sailors in the East India Company in 1766Peter Munrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07076063723948804705noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194181216717132105.post-42363314580543739582011-09-05T23:28:08.709+01:002011-09-05T23:28:08.709+01:00Thank you, Sylvia, that's very interesting.
D...Thank you, Sylvia, that's very interesting. <br />Did the other ships not have guns or were there only 5 ships with guns ? It seems very few considering the French were still an active enemy in India.<br /><br />There were some ship types in the list that were unfamiliar to me. Do you have any comment on those, please ?Peter Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076063723948804705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194181216717132105.post-25432106943000760622011-09-05T23:21:02.992+01:002011-09-05T23:21:02.992+01:00Those ships on the Bombay and Surat stations were:...Those ships on the Bombay and Surat stations were:<br />Antelope - 50 guns, Badger, Beagle, Bombay, Boneta, Defiance - 58 guns, Dolphin, Drake, Eagle - 58 guns, Fancy Bomb, Fly, Fox, Greyhound, Hawke, Hazard, Lively's Prize, Otter, Revenge - 70 guns, Royal Admiral, Squirrel, Success, Swift, Tartar, Tiger - 60 guns, Viper and Wolfe.Sylvianoreply@blogger.com