When was it published?

August 17, 1786 in Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Foreign News August 17, 1786

Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Q: What keywords are associated?

Earl Of Uxbridge, Ship Building, Naval Training, Welchmen, British Channel, Thames Yard

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

The Earl of Uxbridge is constructing a 150-ton ship in a private Thames yard to train 20 young Welshmen in maritime skills for midshipmen roles on King's ships. The vessel will cruise the British Channel, costing 5-6 thousand pounds initially and hundreds annually to maintain.

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The Earl of Uxbridge, highly to his honor, is now building, at a private yard in the Thames, a ship of about 150 tons burthen, for the purpose of training up twenty young Welchmen in maritime knowledge, so as to qualify them for Midshipmen on board the King's ships. This vessel, which is to cruize in the British Channel, it is said, will cost the noble Earl five or six thousand pounds in the first instance, and not less than so many hundred per annum to support his laudable and praise worthy intention after.

What sub-type of article is it?

Naval Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Earl Of Uxbridge Ship Building Naval Training Welchmen British Channel Thames Yard

What entities or persons were involved?

Earl Of Uxbridge

Where did it happen?

Thames

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Thames

Key Persons

Earl Of Uxbridge

Outcome

vessel to cost five or six thousand pounds initially and not less than so many hundred per annum to support

Event Details

The Earl of Uxbridge is building a ship of about 150 tons burthen at a private yard in the Thames to train twenty young Welchmen in maritime knowledge for qualification as Midshipmen on King's ships. The vessel is to cruise in the British Channel.