French Privateer snow 'Le Duc d'Ayen' (1758)

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Le Duc d'Ayen
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1758	ref:692
Home Port	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Snow	BG
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Captured	6.1.1762	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentlesCorse
Length of Keel70' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)22.736 (74′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Burthen140French Tonneaux138.039

Armament

2.1758Broadside Weight = 51 French Livre (55.0392 lbs 24.9648 kg)lesCorse
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder
Gun Deck12 French Swivel

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1758/02 - 1758ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1762140 ref:692
6.1.1762120 BG

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1758 - 1758Capitaine de CorsairelesCorse3.1758 - 6.1.1762Capitaine de CorsaireBG

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1.1762Taken by at Noon about 17 Leagues S. S. W. from the Ram Head.BG

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

lesCorseHenri Malo, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Posted by Brian on Saturday 17th of May 2014 19:11

The Gentleman's magazine. v. 32 (1762).
The Gazette of this day informs, that the Duke d' Ayen, privateer, of 16 guns and ?2 men, commanded by Jean Duquesne was taken on the 5th inst. by the Tweed, Capt. Paston. This privateer belonged to Dunkirk, and is said to have taken 201 prizes.

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