French Privateer frigate 'La Marie Madeleine' (1746)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen200French Tonneaux195.8

19.4.1747Broadside Weight = 88 French Livre (94.9696 lbs 43.076 kg)BG
Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French Canons de Fonte

DatesOwnerSource
1746 - 1747/04/19ref:692

Date# of MenNotesSource
1746221 ref:692
19.4.1747304 BG

DatesRankNameSource
1746 - 19.4.1747Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

DateEventSource
1746

Took 8 prizes : "Fortune" , "Diligent" , "Blest Galley" , "King William , a store-ship", ...

ref:692
10.12.1746Took the Sloop off Berry HeadBG
26.1.1746/47Took the Sloop off Berry HeadBG
19.4.1747

Hms Amazon and Hms Speedwell ( her captors ??) brought her in Penryn

Burthen ref:692

200 Tx ?? : not enough for 22 8-pounders and 304 mens

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