1799 Ld. Nelson in (1845) IV. 97 An English-manned Frigate.
1870 W. H. Dixon ii. 19 Luggers, sloops, corvettes, and smacks; all built out of wood and many of them English manned.
1956 D. E. Marshall i. 35 An English-built and English-manned mercantile marine.
1999 (Nexis) 3 Aug. 8 In 1784, the first English manned flight took off from London.