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Le Saint Esprit

25075
Nominal Guns36ref:692
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Launched1693ref:692
Home PortSt Malo - Brittany ref:692
How acquiredPurpose builtref:692
ShipyardBayonne - Aquitaine ref:683
CategoryPrivateerref:692
Ship TypeFrigateref:692
Sailing RigShip Riggedref:692
Last known1705ref:683

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen300French Tonneaux293.7 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1693 - 1695
Jean Magon de la LandeFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1660-1709
ref:683
1696 - 1703
Noel Danycan (Seigneur de l'Espine)French
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1671-1718
ref:692
1703/08 - 1705/05
Charles Porée (Sieur de La Touche)French
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1677-1705
,
Jean Magon de la LandeFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1660-1709
ref:683

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1693 - 1697Capitaine de Corsaire
Alain Porée (Sieur du Breil)French
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1686-1710
ref:683

Service History


DateEventSource
1693

Purpose build for Magon de La Lande and Co at Bayonne

ref:683
1693

Took in the summer 1693 under Captain Alain Porée two Dutch ships on the return from Guinea with a cargo of gold of 200000 Livres Tournois .

ref:683
1695

Homeport : Nantes

ref:690
1695Took the Merchant
Arbre d'Orange (Unknown) 1695-1695
Dutch Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585
12.2.1695Took the Merchantman
Thistle (Unknown) 1695-1695
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Merchantman
at 70 Lieues off Ouessant
ref:1010
14.2.1695Capture of the Dartmouth
14.2.1695Took the Ship of the Line
Dartmouth (48) 1693-1695
British 48 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
in the Western Approaches
ref:683
11.4.1695Capture of Cheval Volant
11.4.1695Took the Ship
Cheval Volant (Unknown) 1695-1695
British Unknown Gun
Privateer Ship
ref:1010
12.1695

Board and take in compagny of the privateer Polastron , Captain Jacques Le Fer de La Bellière , 3 large dutch ships returning from Cádiz

ref:683
1696

In the autumn 1696 , took under Captain Alain Porée who is wounded the 2 dutch privateers "Annibal" and "Aigle Noir" in a combat of 3 1/2 hours .

ref:683
1696Took the Privateer
Annibal (34) 1696-1696
Dutch 34 Gun
Privateer Unknown
ref:683
1696Took the Privateer
Aigle Noir (32) 1696-1696
Dutch 32 Gun
Privateer Unknown
ref:683
12.3.1696Took the Merchant
Providence (Unknown) 1696-1696
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585
31.12.1696Took the Merchantman
Bonnitte (Unknown) 1696-1696
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Merchantman
ref:1010
7.1702

With René Duguay-Trouin , sterile cruise in the Orcades .

On the return , combat against a dutch ship .

ref:683
8.1703

Bound with a cargo to Peru

ref:683
5.1705

Return with a rich cargo of silver at Auray

ref:683

 
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