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Le Grand Grenot

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Grand Granoth
Nominal Guns40ref:294
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Keel Laid Down1745ref:294
Launched1745ref:294
First Commissioned23.2.1746ref:294
Home PortGranville - Normandy ref:294
How acquiredPurpose builtref:294
ShipyardGranville - Normandy ref:294
CategoryPrivateerref:294
Ship TypeUnknownref:294
Wrecked5.7.1747ref:294

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen300French Tonneaux293.7 

Armament


23.2.1745/46Broadside Weight = 1.5 French Livre (1.6188 lbs 0.7344 kg)ref:294
Gun Deck6 French Swivel
Gun Deck40 French Canons de Fer

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1745 - 1747/07/05ref:692

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1747480 ref:1846

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
23.2.1746 - 20.7.1746Capitaine de Corsaire
Michel Clement des MaisonsFrench
Ship Owner
Privateer
Administrator
Merchant Sailor
Service 1746-1768
ref:294

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
23.2.1746 - 20.7.1746Mousse Corsaire , Private Owners
François Le PelleyFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1746-1783
ref:631

Service History


DateEventSource
23.2.1746

Depart from Granville

ref:294
23.2.1746

Took 11 prizes under Captain Clement des Maisons : "Société" , "San Yago" , "Dreadnought" , "Greyhound" , "New ranger" ...

ref:692
20.7.1746

Return to Granville

ref:294
4.1747Took the Privateer
Blandford (26) 1745-1747
British 26 Gun
Privateer Unknown
ref:1846


Notes on Ship


capturesref:1846

April 1747 Six days after the capture of the Comte de Noailles, on her way to Bristol with the prize   the Blandford fell in with the Grand Granoth of Granville, 40 guns and 480 men, which engaged the Blandford for four hours, during which time the prize gave no assistance, and the Deux Couronnes of St. Malo, 24 nine and six-pounders with 280 men, coming down, the Blandford endeavoured to escape, but being so shattered in her rigging and sails, the Deux Couronnes soon came up with her, and as Captain Seix’s people were quite tired, the best of his people aboard the prize and 159 prisoners aboard his own ship, the Blandford was obliged to strike to superior force. The Comte de Noailles was retaken. 



 
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