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La Palme

12590
Nominal Guns18ref:677
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1675ref:692
Home PortDunkerque - Flanders ref:677
ShipyardDunkerque - Flanders ref:677
CategoryPrivateerref:677
National RateCinquième Rangref:677
Ship TypeFrigate (Frégate Légère)ref:677
Sailing RigShip Riggedref:677
Last known1679ref:692

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:677
Length of Keel87'0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)28.2576 (92′ 8″ Imperial)
Burthen120French Tonneaux118.459 

Armament


3.1675/76Broadside Weight = 52 French Livre (56.1184 lbs 25.454 kg)ref:677
Gun Deck8 French 8-Pounder
Gun Deck4 French 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 French 3-Pounder
Gun Deck2 French 2-Pounder

25.3.1676Broadside Weight Unknownref:694
Gun Deck24 French Canons de Fer

1679Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fer

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1675 - 1679
Gérard MoretteFrench
Ship Owner
ref:692

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1676160 ref:677

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.1676 - 21.5.1677Capitaine de Corsaire
Jean BartFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1676-1697
ref:677
1677Capitaine de Corsaire, no date
Josse ContantFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1677-1680
ref:686
2.1678 - 5.1678Capitaine de Corsaire
Jean BartFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1676-1697
ref:677
1679Capitaine de Corsaire
Pierre LassyFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1674-1679
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
25.3.1676Attack on the convoy of Ostend
1.9.1676After undergoing repairs sailed from DunkirkB177
4.9.1676Returned to Dunkirk with a large Dutch smack laden with knitted hose from the London marketsB177
7.9.1676Engagment with the Dutch 32 gun vessel Neptune which was taken by boarding, together with her convoy of fishing smacksB177


Notes on Ship


Prizesref:692

By Captain Bart : St Joseph , Sainte Cornille , Tholen , Dauphin Doré , Bonne Aventure , Elephant , Suanenebourg



 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by regis on Sunday 24th of January 2016 17:34

voir ce site pour les différents embarquements de Jean Bart

//seeten.univ-littoral.fr/q_jbart2.htm


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