A |  B |  C |  D |  E |  F |  G |  H |  I |  J |  K |  L |  M |  N |  O |  P |  Q |  R |  S |  T |  U |  V |  W |  X |  Y |  Z
Use quotes like in "Aboukir Bay" to search phrases.
Use * as a wildcard like in "Trafalg*".


MODESTE (64) 3rd rate Taken from the French in 1759.
Harbour Service in 1778.
  • Adm. BOSCAWEN brought MODESTE to Spithead on 15 September. "A fine ship, launched the previous May, she carried 32 pounders on her lower deck; her quarter-deck guns were brass, and five brass swivels on her poop, very little hurt." At Portsmouth in Feb. 1767, a Mary Peck produced a false certificate of marriage with Richard Walker, a deceased seaman from MODESTE, to obtain his wages. She and her husband, Cornelius Peck, were sent to Winchester goal,

back  |  intro  |  home  |  contact

© 1995, 2007 Michael Phillips