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Thread #155717 Message #3665538
Posted By: GUEST
02-Oct-14 - 09:10 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Quaker (and her crew)
Subject: RE: Origins: The Quaker (and her crew)
HMS Quaker:
Austin Birch, Captain, HMS Quaker.
Royal Navy Court Martial, 20 December 1689.
Crime: Disobeying an order.
Verdict: Guilty.
Sentence: Dismissed from his employment and imprisoned during HM's pleasure.
Perhaps "Ronlay" was Ramilles? Not a sea battle, but likely to be the source of a half- forgotten memory.