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19974
Nominal Guns3ref:692
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1709BWAS-1714
Home PortSt Malo - Brittany ref:692
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryPrivateerref:692
Ship TypeUnknownBWAS-1714
Captured28.4.1710BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen14French Tonneaux17.1325 

Armament


1709Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck3 French Canons de Fer

1710Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck6 French Canons de Fer

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1709
Jean Baptiste des RozièresFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1709
Principal Managing Owner
ref:692
1710 - 1710/04/28ref:692

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
170939 ref:692
170924 ref:692
171036 ref:692

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1709Capitaine de Corsaire
Alain de Fechel de Pempré French
Privateer
Service 1709
ref:692
1709Capitaine de Corsaire
Eustache LimbertFrench
Privateer
Service 1708-1712
ref:692
1710 - 28.4.1710Capitaine de Corsaire
Félix du BoisFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1710-1711
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
28.4.1710Taken by
Aldborough (20) 1706-1727
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship



Notes on Ship


Same ship ?ref:692

In 1709 , 4 guns , 24 men , 12 Tx under Captain de Fechel and Owner des Rozières

In 1709 , 3 guns , 39 men , 14 Tx under Captain Limbert

In 1710 , 6 guns , 36 men , 15 Tx under Captain du Bois and Owner Buret de la Vallée



 
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