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Le Grand Turc | 14868 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Turk | |||
| Nominal Guns | 32 | BG | |
| Nationality | Royaume de France | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Acquired | 1745 | ref:692 | |
| Home Port | St Malo - Brittany | ref:692 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | ref:692 | |
| Category | Privateer | BG | |
| National Rate | Quatrième Rang | ||
| Ship Type | Ship | ||
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | ||
| Captured | 26.5.1745 | BG | |
Took 6 ships
Mars, 1745: english frigate Bell (380Tn), Capt. Starkey, St. Cristhophers to London
Part of the Admiral : 10153 Livres Tournois
ref:692Admiralty-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.
In Salein , 1747 ??