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L'Espérance | 15849 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 4 | BG | |
| Nationality | Royaume de France | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Acquired | 1762 | BG | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | BG | |
| Category | Privateer | BG | |
| Ship Type | Unknown | BG | |
| Captured | 7.3.1762 | BG | |
Admiralty Office, March 12 , 1762.
Captain Schomberg, of His Majesty' Ship the Essex, gives an account, in his letters dated off Ushant, the 1th , 6th , and 7th Instant, of his having taken Les Amis, a French Brig; L'Esperance Privateer of 4 guns, 6 swivels, and 45 men ; and Le Bien Aime Privateer of 4 guns and 52 men, Also, that on the 7th he spoke with 2 ships, both prizes to His Majesty's Ships Fame and Lyon, one L'Ecureuil, a French Frigate of 10 guns, the other a Ship from the Isles of Bourbon.