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Le Romain

15851
Nominal Guns16ref:692
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1762ref:692
Home PortDunkerque - Flanders ref:692
ShipyardUnknownref:692
CategoryPrivateerref:692
Ship TypeUnknown
Captured9.3.1762ref:692

Armament


1762Broadside Weight = 2.5 French Livre (2.698 lbs 1.224 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck10 French Swivel
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fonte

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1762128 ref:692
9.3.1762130 BG

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1762 - 9.3.1762Capitaine de Corsaire
Jean Baptiste de CockFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1747-1762
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
9.3.1762Taken by
Essex (64) 1760-1799
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
off Ushant
BG


Notes on Ship


CaptureBG

Admiralty Office, March 15 , 1762.

His Majesty's Ship the Essex, commanded by Captain Schomberg, being upon a cruize, on the 9th Instant, took off Ushant tbe Romain of Dunkirk a French Privateer of 20 carriage guns, mostly 6-pounders, besides swivels, with 130 men, commanded by M. de Cock, and has sent her into Portsmouth.



 
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