French Merchant galley 'Le Risvoick' (1713)

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Le Risvoick
Nominal Guns	20	ref:1585
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	bef.8.4.1713	ref:1585
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1585
Category	Merchant	ref:1585
Ship Type	Galley	ref:1585
Last known	1713	ref:1585

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1585
Burthen200French Tonneaux195.8

Armament

8.4.1713Broadside Weight = 0.5 French Livre (0.5396 lbs 0.2448 kg)ref:1585
Gun Deck2 French Pierrier
Gun Deck20 French Canons de Fer

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1713/04/18 - 1713 Principal Managing Ownerref:1585

Notes on Ship

Commissionref:1585

Commission au sieur Bernard de Basseville d'armer en guerre et marchandises sa galère le Risvoick , du port de 200 tonneaux , monté de 20 canons et de 2 pierriers , pour aller trafiquer sur les cotes de Terre-Neuve (8 avril 1713) .

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