French Privateer 'Le Prince de Montbray' (1779)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Le Prince de Montbray
Prince de Montbarrey
Nominal Guns	20	ref:692
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1779	NNF-1774
Home Port	Granville - Normandy	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1774
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Unknown	NNF-1774
Captured	28.6.1779	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen180French Tonneaux177.199
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1571
Between Perpendiculars83'French Feet (Pied du Roi)26.9855 (88′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel71'French Feet (Pied du Roi)23.0879 (75′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth22' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)

Armament

1778Broadside Weight = 54 French Livre (58.2768 lbs 26.433 kg)ref:1571
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779125 ref:692

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1779 - 28.6.1779Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1779 - 28.6.1779MatelotE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1779

Took the ship "Montaigu"

ref:692
14.2.1779

Build cost 96000 Livres tournois , see note

ref:1571
28.6.1779Taken by

Notes on Ship

Action of 1200 Livresref:1571

Action from this privateer

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1571 Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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