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Le Grand Turc

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Grand Turk
Nominal Guns32BG
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1745ref:692
Home PortSt Malo - Brittany ref:692
ShipyardUnknownref:692
CategoryPrivateerBG
National RateQuatrième Rang
Ship TypeShip
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Captured26.5.1745BG

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen260French Tonneaux255.519 

Armament


1745Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck24 French Canons de Fer

26.5.1745Broadside Weight UnknownBG
Gun Deck24 French Canons de Fer

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1745 - 1745/05/26
Anquetil de la Brutière French
Ship Owner
Service 1744-1781
Principal Managing Owner
ref:692

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1745244 ref:692
26.5.1745240 BG

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1745 - 26.5.1745Capitaine de Corsaire
Robert LeturcFrench
Privateer
Service 1744-1745
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
1745

Took 6 ships

Mars, 1745: english frigate Bell (380Tn), Capt. Starkey, St. Cristhophers to London

 

Part of the Admiral : 10153 Livres Tournois

ref:692
4.6.1745Taken by
Captain (70) 1743-1777
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1777 Renamed "Buffalo"
between Portland and the Casketts.
BG


Notes on Ship


CaptureBG

Admiralty-Office, May 29 , 1745.

His Majesty's Ships the Captain and Monmouth being on a cruize in the Channel, on sunday the 26th, in the morning, they saw 2 sails in the S. E. Quarter; to which they immediately gave chase, the Captain to the largest, and the Monmouth to the other at 5 o'Clock in the evening the Captain came up with the chase, and gave her a broadside upon which she immediately struck, being then between Portland and the Casketts. She proves to be the Grand Turk of St Malo with 32 guns and 240 men, but had only 24 guns.


Year ??ref:692

In Salein , 1747 ??



 
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