British Privateer 'Bristol' (1745)

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Bristol
Nominal Guns	30	NNF-1715
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1745	NNF-1715
Shipyard	London - Thames	NNF-1715
Category	Privateer	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Unknown	NNF-1715
Captured	10.1745	NNF-1715
Becomes	French Fifth Rate flûte 'Le Bristol' (1745) (30) 1745-1747 French 30 Gun 5th Rate Flûte

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck110' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.728 (117′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel100' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)32.48 (106′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.744 (31′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2224 (13′ 10″ Imperial)
Displacementc750Ton
Burthen400Ton

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1744/10 - 1745/10 Foy, Elton and Company (1744/10 - )ref:1846

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1744300 ref:1846

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1744 - bef.6.5.1745Captainref:18466.5.1745 - 10.1745Captainref:1846

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1744Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
10.1744Sailed from Bristol ref:1846
6.5.1745Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
6.5.1745At Bristol ref:1846
6.6.1745Sailed from Bristol ref:1846
8.1745

Put in to repair sprung bowsprit Plymouth

ref:1846
9.1745

Recaptured Charming Molly, sent into Falmouth

ref:1846
9.1745Took the Ship ref:1846
10.1745

Captured by Elisabeth and carried into Brest

ref:1846
10.1745Taken by ref:1846

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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