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Le Prudent

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Nominal Guns44FWIKI
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant12.1692FWIKI
First Commissioned1694FWIKI
Home PortSt Malo - Brittany ref:692
ShipyardBayonne - Aquitaine FWIKI
CategoryPrivateerFWIKI
Ship TypeUnknownFWIKI
Last known1694FWIKI

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen450French Tonneaux441.529 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:693
Burthen350Tonneaux 

Armament


1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck40 French Canons de Fer

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1692 - 1697
Jean Magon de la LandeFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1660-1709
Principal Managing Owner
ref:692

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1696288 ref:692

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
18.12.1692 - 1694Capitaine de Corsaire
Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne (Sieur de Langrolay)French
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1689-1701
ref:693
1696 - 1697Capitaine de Corsaire
Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne (Sieur de Langrolay)French
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1689-1701
ref:692

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1696Lieutenant de Corsaire , Private Owners
Robert Surcouf (Sieur de la Maisonneuve)French
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1691-1711
, rank ?
ref:631

Service History


DateEventSource
28.7.1693Battle of Bear Bay
20.9.1693Took the Ship of the Line
Diamond (42) 1652-1693
British 42 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
ref:695
10.9.1694Battle of Ferryland
1696

From 1696 to 1697 , under Captain Gouin , took the ships "St Philippe" , "Amiguette" , "Hopewell" , "Heart" , "Espérance" , "Marie" , "Armes d'Hambourg" , "Charité" , "Sérieux" , "Aventure" , "Pécheur"  , ...

ref:692
23.5.1696Took the Merchantman
Constante Marie (Unknown) 1696-1696
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Merchantman
at 25 lieues off the Isles of Scilly .
ref:1010

 
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Posted by Gérard ANGLADE on Sunday 3rd of July 2016 13:22

• 07/1693: bataille de la Baie des Ours dans le Spitsberg.
Le capitaine Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne commande le Prudent.
o Source d’origine en français: AN Marine B/4/14 (2) f°521 à 527
o Source en anglais : Philippe Henrat hachettp://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic37-4-544.pdf


Posted by Gérard ANGLADE on Tuesday 28th of June 2016 15:39

• Acquired : 1692/12
• Shipyard : Bayonne
• Shiptype : Privateer Frigate
• 500 tons, 44 guns
• Commander from 1692/12 to 1694/12 : Privateer Captain (and owner) Jacques Gouin de Beauchènes (1652-1730)
• Battle of Bear Bay (Spitsbergen) : 1693/06 Source France AN Marine B/4/14 (2) f°522


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