Raisonnable — Nelson Entry 1771

Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. A British 64-gun two-decker. Not a named portrait of Raisonnable.

Overview

The uncle-entry is already on Suckling Maurice — Captain. This note covers the 1771 ship only: Southey names Raisonnable, of 64 guns, and the Falkland Islands commissioning. A later posting and a full ship career stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE.¹

The 1771 Entry

Southey says that when Horatio was only twelve, at home in the Christmas holidays, he read in the county newspaper that his uncle was appointed to the Raisonnable, of 64 guns. The ship had been commissioned on account of the dispute respecting the Falkland Islands, and was paid off when the difference with Spain was accommodated.²

Nelson Post-Captain — 1779 already records the later captaincy without a 1779 ship. That rank stays there.

Sources

• @southey1813nelson
• Suckling Maurice — Captain

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• Suckling Maurice — Captain
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• North Walsham — Chatham Stage
• Raisonnable Deck — First Days Unnoticed — first days unnoticed only
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Footnotes

1. Uncle-entry only, no ship: Suckling Maurice — Captain. ↩

2. “he read in the county newspaper that his uncle was appointed to the Raisonnable, of 64 guns.” @southey1813nelson vol. 1, p. 4 (1813). “The Raisonnable having been commissioned on account of the dispute respecting the Falkland Islands, was paid off as soon as the difference with the Court of Spain was accommodated.” Same, p. 9. Do not invent a launch year or a later rate. ↩