French Privateer ship 'Le Comte de Revel' (1688)

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Le Comte de Revel

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Nominal Guns36ref:692
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1688ref:692
Home PortSt Malo - Brittany ref:692
ShipyardUnknownref:692
CategoryPrivateerref:692
National RateQuatrième Rangref:692
Ship TypeShipref:692
Sailing RigShip Riggedref:692
Captured20.7.1695ref:692

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen350French Tonneaux343.629 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1688 - 1689
Nicolas Hostelier des NaudièresFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1688-1707
Principal Managing Ownerref:692
1689 - 1695/07/20
Bertrand du Fresne (Seigneur du Demaine)French
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1688-1704
Principal Managing Ownerref:692

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1688237 ref:692
1689237 ref:692
1694218 ref:692

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1688 - 1689Capitaine de Corsaire
Bertrand du Fresne (Seigneur du Demaine)French
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1688-1704
ref:6921689 - 1693Capitaine de Corsaire
Hervé du Fresne (Sieur des Saudrais )French
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1689-1694
ref:6921694Capitaine de Corsaire
Jean François DoubletFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Marine
Merchant Sailor
Service 1683-1696
ref:6831694 - 1695Capitaine de Corsaire
Pierre François Fossard (Sieur des Marests)French
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1688-1698
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
1688

Took the ships "York" , "Marchande de Nieve" , "Président de Baston" , "Notre Dame du Rosaire" , "Constant" and "Branche d'Olivier"

ref:692
1689

Took from 1689 to 1690  under Captain Hervé du Fresne the ships "Norsund" , "Justice" , "Fortune" , "Griffon" , "Succès" , "Sara" , "Marie" , "Jean" and "Justice ??"

ref:692
1689Took the Merchant
Le Jarech (Unknown) 1689-1689
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585
1690

Took from 1690 to 1693 under Captain Hervé du Fresne 28 ships : "Fortuné" , "Horn" , "Delft" , "Justice" , "Fortuné" , "Dragon Volant" , "Sarah" , "Bon Succès" , ...

Same prizes with 1690 ?? , date from 1690 to 1693 : "Fortune" , "Sara" and "Justice" ?

ref:692
1.10.1691Took the Merchant
Elizabel (Unknown) 1691-1691
Dutch Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
S.W off Ouessantref:1585
1692Took the Merchant
Agneau (Unknown) 1692-1692
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585
1694Took the Merchant
Infante (Unknown) 1694-1694
Dutch Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585
18.7.1694Took the Frigate
Scarborough (32) 1694-1694
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off Tory Island, Northern Irelandref:692
15.10.1694

With the Pucelle d'Orléans and the Amitié , took and ransom for 13000 Livres (1000 Livres Sterlings) the Southampton .

ref:1585
20.7.1695Taken by
Weymouth (50) 1693-1717
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line



Notes on Ship


Divergence date captureref:692

29/07/1695


Ownerref:692

Hostelier for Captain Bertrand du Fresne

Bertrand du Fresne after


 
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