French Merchant letter of marque 'La Dauphine' (1711)

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La Dauphine
Nominal Guns	12	ref:1585
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	bef.14.9.1711	ref:1585
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1585
Category	Merchant	ref:1585
Ship Type	Letter of Marque	ref:1585
Last known	1711	ref:1585

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1585
Burthen106French Tonneaux104.753

Armament

14.9.1711Broadside Weight = 2 French Livre (2.1584 lbs 0.9792 kg)ref:1585
Gun Deck8 French Pierrier
Gun Deck12 French Canons de Fer

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1711/09/14 - 1711 Principal Managing Ownerref:1585

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1711 - 1711Capitaine Marchandref:1585

Notes on Ship

Cautionref:1585

Bordenave cautionne de Laporte-Le Maistre , capitaine de la frégate la Dauphine , 106 tonn. , 12 canons , 8 pierriers , commissionnée en guerre et marchandises pour faire le voyage de Guinee (14 Sept.).

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ref:1585 Web Site

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