French Privateer 'Le Turpin' (1747)
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Le Turpin
26686
Nominal Guns
4
ref:692
Nationality
Royaume de France
Operator
Private Owners
Acquired
1747
ref:692
Shipyard
Unknown
ref:692
Category
Privateer
ref:692
Ship Type
Unknown
ref:692
Last known
1748
ref:692
Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
ref:692
Burthen
50
French Tonneaux
48.95
Armament
1747
Broadside Weight = 3.5 French Livre (3.7772 lbs 1.7136 kg)
ref:692
Gun Deck
14 French Swivel
Gun Deck
4 French Canons de Fer
Crew Complement
Date
# of Men
Notes
Source
1747
43
ref:692
2 Ship Commanders
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
1747
Capitaine de Corsaire
Gaspart Hoest
French
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1744
ref:692
1747
-
1748
Capitaine de Corsaire
Mathieu Jean Dumont Père
French
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1745-1746
ref:692
Service History
Date
Event
Source
1747
Took 2 prizes under Captain Dumont
ref:692
Notes on Ship
Homeport
ref:692
Calais and Dunkirk
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
ref:692
Base de donnés sur les capitaines corsaires
Jean Jacques Salein
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