Edwin Karshaw

Captain Karshaw, knew little of love or compassion from an early age. His mother died in childbirth, in a cottage just outside Portsmouth. The son of a wealthy Merchant captain, Karshaw has always had a love and a childlike glamour of the sea. At the young age of seven, Captain Karshaw crafted his first command, comprising of an empty rum barrel, and stolen sheets strait off the line. After the the HMS Barrel was lost at Thames, Karshaw knew that he would find no peace until he had a life at sea. At the age of twelve, Karshaw entered into the service as Midshipmen on HMS Arrow. A Light Frigate under a somewhat "elderly" captain for the type of ship. As a young Midshipman, karshaw distinguished himself as brash young officer who didn't mind sticking his neck out. Off the coast of Brest, his whole gun crew was slaughtered by grapeshot. Yet somehow Karshaw was unscathed. Constantly volunteering himself for dangerous duties, Karshaw soon saw himself under his first true command. After a brief chase, HMS Arrow ran up on Le qua. A schooner with a cargo of textiles bound for the Caribbean. On his voyage home in Le qua, Karshaw was suddenly awoken by his petty officer at 2 bells. Sails reported off the larboard bow. In less than an hour, Le qua under command of Karshaw were running for their lives. As soon as Karshaw realized the enemy brig would beat her down, he ordered the prize crew of Le qua into the captains cabin, if you could call it a cabin. Soon the heavy sounds of boots could be heard upon the quarterdeck. As four frog privateer crewmen entered the cabin, they were immediately gutted. Karshaw and three of his petty officers stepped upon deck, adorned in the frog's uniforms. The captain of the brig called over to Karshaw. In his broken schoolboy french karshaw understood the captain, as to giving him orders to report into Brest with La qua. The reuse worked... They must have been some blind frogs indeed. Upon entry into Portsmouth, and a report to the Admiralty of the action they saw with the privateer, A field commission of Lieutenant was given to karshaw. Which was later confirmed to promotion to Commissioned third Leftenant aboard Arrow. More Info To Come At Later Date.

Ships Under Commission
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 * width="200" align="Left" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Class
 * width="200" align="Left" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Commission Date
 * width="350" align="Left" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Disposition
 * HMS Clidestale
 * 36 Gun Stralsland Class Frigate
 * September 1723
 * At Sea
 * HMS Hotspur
 * 20 gun Van Horn Snow
 * September 1723
 * Laying at Anchor, Blue Fields
 * 20 gun Van Horn Snow
 * September 1723
 * Laying at Anchor, Blue Fields