Pierre-Augustin Lamothe Kercaradec (1731-aft.1795)

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Pierre-Augustin Lamothe Kercaradec (Sieur de Kercaradec)

NationalityFrench 
RolesDesigner, Ship Builder 
Date of Birth5.4.1731 - Saint-Louis, Brest ref:631
Baptism6.4.1731 - Saint-Louis, Brest ref:631
First Known Service1756NNF-1715
A.K.A.La Motte, La Mothe, de Lamotheref:673
WifeMarie Jacquette Lamothe - Married 3.12.1761 - Saint-Louis, Brest ref:631
Son-in-Law
Louis Gilles Prevost de La CroixFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1829
ref:631
Son
Jacques Augustin Lamothe KercaradecFrench
Ship Builder
Administrator
Merchant Sailor
Service 1782-1794
ref:631
Brother
Onésime François LamotheFrench
Merchant Sailor
Service 1718-1790
ref:631
Brother
Jacques-Augustin LamotheFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1714-1785
FWAS1786
Brother
Antoine LamotheFrench
Merchant Sailor
Service 1732
ref:631
Brother
Gervais Onésime LamotheFrench
Merchant Sailor
Service 1733
ref:631
Brother-in-law
Nicolas PruillyFrench
Administrator
ref:631
Last Known Service7.1782ref:631
Date of Deathaft.1795 - Brest ref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
  Appointed Sieur de Kercaradecref:631
1756 Launched
L'Autruche (10) 1756-1760
French 10 Gun
Unrated Gabarre
, Gabarre at Nantes - Brittany 		NNF-1715
5.1756 Launched
La Cigogne (10) 1756-1761
French 10 Gun
Unrated Gabarre
, Gabarre at Nantes - Brittany 		NNF-1715
5.1756 Launched
La Gelinotte (10) 1756-1772
French 10 Gun
Unrated Gabarre
, Gabarre at Nantes - Brittany 		NNF-1715
12.7.1756 Launched
La Meuse (10) 1756-1760
French 10 Gun
Unrated Gabarre
, Gabarre at Nantes - Brittany 		NNF-1715
30.3.1757 Launched
La Sardine (14) 1757-1761
French 14 Gun
Unrated Corvette
, Corvette at Brest - Brittany 		NNF-1715
4.1757 Launched
Le Reconcule (14) 1757-1761
French 14 Gun
Unrated Corvette
, Corvette at Nantes - Brittany 		NNF-1715
5.3.1765 Launched
La Forte (18) 1765-1768
French 18 Gun
Unrated Gabarre
, Gabarre at Brest - Brittany 		NNF-1715
1766 Appointed Ingénieur Constructeur Ordinaire de la Marineref:673
2.1766 Designed
La Lunette (4) 1766-1784
French 4 Gun
Unrated Corvette
, Corvette		 
19.5.1766 Launched
La Lunette (4) 1766-1784
French 4 Gun
Unrated Corvette
, Corvette at Brest - Brittany 		FWAS1626
30.8.1768 Launched
La Perle (18) 1768-1780
French 18 Gun
Unrated Corvette
, Corvette at Brest - Brittany 		NNF-1774
1777 Designed Nymphe Class (1777) - 32 gun Frigate 
18.8.1777 Launched
La Nymphe (32) 1777-1780
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Frigate at Brest - Brittany 		NNF-1774
1778 Designed
Le Neptune (74) 1778-1795
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Ship of the Line		 
20.8.1778 Launched
Le Neptune (74) 1778-1795
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Ship of the Line at Brest - Brittany 		W033
21.9.1780 Launched
Le Sceptre (74) 1780-1811
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Convention"
1800 Renamed "Marengo"
, Ship of the Line at Brest - Brittany 		W033
1782 Designed Nymphe Class (1782) - 36 gun Frigate 
17.9.1784 Launched
Les Deux Frères (80) 1784-1794
French 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Juste"
, Ship of the Line at Brest Dockyard - Brest 		BWAS-1793
5.1793 Designed
La Naïade (18) 1793-1805
French 18 Gun
Unrated Brig-Corvette
, Brig-Corvette		 

Notes on Officer


Rank no dateref:673

Sous-Ingénieur Constructeur de la Marine


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