French Fifth Rate ship 'La Marguerite' (1625)

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La Marguerite ➡ 1638 Marguerite du Ponant
Nominal Guns	14	NNF-1610
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Purchased	1625	NNF-1610
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1610
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1610
Ship Type	Ship	NNF-1610
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1610
Last Mentioned	1649	NNF-1610

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWIKI
Burthen200French Tonneaux195.8

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
162589 NNF-1610

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1636 - 1637Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
24.3.1637Battle of the Lérins Islands
1638Renamed Marguerite du PonantNNF-1610
22.8.1638Battle of Guetaria
22.7.1640Battle of Cádiz
11.1640Refitted as a Unrated Fireship
14.6.1646Battle of Orbitello

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Joseph Mercier on Wednesday 8th of November 2023 06:00

According to French Canadian records, La Marguerite, a 17th century French fourth class warship, was employed to carry my ancestor, Jullien Mercier, along with many more French “pilgrims” to the area of Quebec, New France, in the year of 1647. Hear I am in sunny Southern California some 376 years later. Whoda thunk it?

Posted by regis on Thursday 3rd of November 2016 13:44

Fireship Marguerite for the year 1669 in Etats abrégés de la Marine Française : same ship ???

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