French Privateer 'Le Prince de Soubise' (1756)

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Mahonesa (34) 1789-1796
Spanish 34 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1789)
Le Guerrier (74) 1753-1798
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1753)
L'Heureux (16) 1797-1798
French 16 Gun
Privateer Ship
(1797)
Le Souverain (74) 1757-1798
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Peuple Souverain"
(1757)
L'Aquilon (74) 1789-1798
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1789)
Le Spartiate (74) 1797-1798
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1797)
Le Conquérant (74) 1765-1798
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1765)
Le Franklin (84) 1797-1798
French 84 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1797)
Ganges (74) 1782-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
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Le Prince de Soubise
Nominal Guns	16	ref:692
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1756	ref:692
First Commissioned	1757	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Captured	6.2.1757	BWAS-1714

Armament

1756Broadside Weight = 50.5 French Livre (54.4996 lbs 24.72 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder
Gun Deck10 French Swivel

1.1.1757Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)ref:690
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1756150 ref:692
1.1.1757150 ref:690

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1756 - 1757Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1756

Took the ship "Harmonie" : Harmony

ref:692
1756

Took 11 prizes from 1756 to 1757

ref:692
1757

Disarmed by Captain Canon

ref:692
1.1.1757

Build value : 93712 Livres tournois

ref:690
6.2.1757Taken by
22.2.1757

Relation in the Lloyd : the ship "Prince Edward" , Captain Cowie , bound from Bristol to Guinea , taken by "Prince of Soubize" and carried in Le Havre

ref:720

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:690Administration, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

ref:720 Web Site

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Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:05	Jon Miller	Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Mahonesa' (1789) (34) 1789-1796 Spanish 34 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:05	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Guerrier' (1753) (74) 1753-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:03	Jon Miller	French Privateer ship 'L'Heureux' (1797) (16) 1797-1798 French 16 Gun Privateer Ship
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:01	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Souverain' (1757) (74) 1757-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1792 Renamed "Peuple Souverain"
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:00	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Aquilon' (1789) (74) 1789-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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