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Le Marquis de Barail

19172
Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1758ref:692
Home PortDunkerque - Flanders BG
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryPrivateerBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSnowBG
Captured3.4.1759BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen160French Tonneaux157.619 

Armament


3.4.1759Broadside Weight UnknownBG
Gun Deck14 French Canons de Fonte

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1758124with Captain Bachelier , before captureref:692
1758127with Captain Morelref:692
3.4.1759104 BG

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1758Capitaine de Corsaire
Jacques-Gerard MorelFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1747
ref:692
1758 - 3.4.1759Capitaine de Corsaire
Godefroi BachelierFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1744-1763
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
3.4.1759Taken by
Le Brillant (64) 1758-1773
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
BG


Notes on Ship


Homeportref:692

Calais with Captain Bachelier

Dunkirk with Captain Morel


CaptureBG

Admiralty Office, April 16 , 1759.

On the 3d Instant, His Majesty's Ships the Deptford and Brilliant fell in with a Privateer Snow belonging to Dunkirk, which the Brilliant took ; she is called the Marquis de Barail, commanded by Godefroy Bachelier, mounted 14 guns, with 104 men, and is carried into Kinsale.



 
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