French Privateer frigate 'Le Télémaque' (1756)

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Le Télémaque
Nominal Guns	20	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Keel Laid Down	9.1756	NNF-1715
Launched	12.1756	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	2.1757	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Marseille - Provence	NNF-1715
Category	Privateer	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	19.6.1757	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Burthen300Ton

Armament

1756Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck20 French Canons de Fer

1757Broadside Weight = 1.5 French Livre (1.6188 lbs 0.7344 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck6 French Pierrier
Gun Deck20 French Canons de Fer

2.1757Broadside Weight = 1.5 French Livre (1.6188 lbs 0.7344 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck6 French Pierrier

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1756 - 1757/06/19ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1756300 ref:692
1757300 ref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1756 - 1757Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921757 - 19.6.1757Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
19.6.1757Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Posted by Michael Arnephie on Sunday 24th of February 2019 14:37

hi im doing some research on the French Privateer frigate 'Le Télémaque' (1756) and since it discovered seychelles in 1770 i need pictures of what the ship looks like any illustrations photo will do. Please any info send to [email protected]. merci!!

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