French Privateer cutter 'Le Comte de Valence' (1761)

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Le Comte de Valence
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1761	BWAS-1714
Home Port	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy	BG
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Captured	14.1.1761	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British cutter 'Swift' (1761) (10) 1761-1761 British 10 Gun Unrated Cutter

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentlesCorse
Length of Keel36' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.6928 (38′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth18' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8464 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen70French Tonneaux68.53

Armament

1758Broadside Weight = 12 French Livre (12.9504 lbs 5.874 kg)lesCorse
Gun Deck6 French 4-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1757ref:692
1757 - 1760lesCorse

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.1.176170 BG

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1757Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921757 - 1760Capitaine de CorsairelesCorse1760Capitaine de CorsairelesCorse

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1760Capitaine en SecondlesCorse

Service History

DateEventSource
1757

Took under Captain Coilliot the ships "Amitié" , "Amisie" , "Anne" , "Supply" , "Deux Frères" , "Doué" and "Effort"

ref:692
25.3.1760Took the Brigantine under Captain CoilliotlesCorse
4.1.1761

Depart from Boulogne-sur-Mer

BG
4.1.1761

Took only a small sloop belonging to Falmouth before his capture

BG
14.1.1761Taken by and retake his prizeBG

Notes on Ship

Capitain and officerslesCorse

In 1760 Captain Thueux with Captain in Second Coilliot : Jacques or Jean ??

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

lesCorseHenri Malo, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 16:00	Jon Miller	Lord Richard Howe (1^st Earl Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799
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