French Privateer 'La Marquise de Polignac' (1781)

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La Diane (32) 1779-1780
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1779)
Hussar (28) 1763-1780
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1763)
Nonsuch (64) 1774-1802
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1774)
La Légère (32) 1765-1780
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1765)
Le Hussard (18) 1780-1780
French 18 Gun
Privateer Unknown
(1780)
Le Printemps (4) 1780-1780
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown
(1780)
Cyclops (28) 1779-1814
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1779)
Robert DillonBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1770-1771
Chatham (50) 1758-1814
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1810 Renamed "Tilbury"
(1758)
Fowey (24) 1749-1781
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
(1749)
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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen25French Tonneaux29.37

1781Broadside Weight = 2.5 French Livre (2.698 lbs 1.224 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck10 French Swivel
Gun Deck4 French Canons de Fonte

Date# of MenNotesSource
178128 ref:692

DatesRankNameSource
1781Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

IDNameAuthorType

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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