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Le Geraldus

17344
Nominal Guns8NNF-1715
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorCompagnie des Indes
Purchased3.1747NNF-1715
ShipyardUnknownNNF-1715
CategoryMerchantNNF-1715
Ship TypeFlûteNNF-1715
Captured25.1.1748BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBG
Burthen400Ton 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Burthen325Ton 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.174895 NNF-1715

Service History


DateEventSource
3.1747

Bought in Holland

NNF-1715
4.1747

Arrived at Lorient

NNF-1715
20.1.1748

Sailed from Lorient

NNF-1715
25.1.1748Taken by
Romney (50) 1726-1757
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
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25.1.1748Taken by
Amazon (22) 1745-1763
British 22 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
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Notes on Ship


CaptureBG

Admiralty-Office, February 1.
His Majesty's Ships the Romney ,Rainbow , and Amazon, cruizing in the Soundings, on the 23d of last month, fell in with and took the Count de Noailles Privateer of 16 guns, belonging to Granville. And 2 days afterwards the Romney and Amazon, being in company, met with and took the Geraldus, a French East India Ship of about 400 Tons, laden with provisions, bound from Port L'Orient to India. She came out with 2 other East India Ships, but sailed so bad that she lost company with them, and was returning back to Port L'Orient. The prize is come into Plymouth.



 
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