French Privateer dogger 'La Duchesse d'Aumont' (1710)

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(1799)
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La Duchesse d'Aumont
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1710	BWAS-1603
Home Port	Calais - Picardy	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Calais - Picardy	BWAS-1603
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Dogger	ref:692
Captured	27.3.1711	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Sixth Rate dogger 'Discovery' (1711) (10) 1711-1712 British 10 Gun 6th Rate Dogger

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen82Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentlesCorse
Length of Keel50' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)16.24 (53′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen25French Tonneaux29.37

Armament

3.1710/11Broadside Weight = 21 French Livre (22.6632 lbs 10.2796 kg)lesCorse
Gun Deck10 French 4-Pounder
Gun Deck4 French Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1710/1175 lesCorse

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1711 - 27.3.1711Capitaine de CorsairelesCorse

Service History

DateEventSource
27.3.1711Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

lesCorseHenri Malo, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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