French Privateer frigate 'Le Don du St Esprit' (1690)

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Crescent (28) 1778-1781
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(1778)
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1774 Renamed "Apollo"
(1763)
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3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1762)
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1800 Renamed "Rochester"
(1759)
Royal Sovereign (100) 1786-1841
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1825 Renamed "Captain"
(1786)
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Le Don du St Esprit
Nominal Guns	20	ref:692
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1690	ref:692
Home Port	St Malo - Brittany	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate Légère)	ref:692
Last known	1703	ref:692

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen180French Tonneaux177.199

Armament

1690Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck18 French Canons de Fer

1691Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck18 French Canons de Fer

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck20 French Canons de Fer

1703Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fer

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1690 - 1692ref:692
1696ref:692
1703ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169665 ref:692
170366 ref:692

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1690Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921691 - 1692Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921692Capitaine de Corsaireref:15851696Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921703Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1691

From 1691 to 1692 , took under Captain Samson 3 prizes : "Lion Vaillant" , " Christopher" and "St Joseph"

ref:692
1692Took the Merchant ref:1585

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1585 Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Wednesday 17th of June 2026 05:41	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Crescent' (1778) (28) 1778-1781 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 05:39	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Glory' (1763) (32) 1763-1786 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1774 Renamed "Apollo"
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 05:37	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Kent' (1762) (74) 1762-1784 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 05:36	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Hero' (1759) (74) 1759-1810 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1800 Renamed "Rochester"
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 05:34	Jon Miller	British First Rate ship of the line 'Royal Sovereign' (1786) (100) 1786-1841 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1825 Renamed "Captain"

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