French Privateer snow 'Le Duc de Mortemart' (1778)

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Le Duc de Mortemart

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Duc de Montemart
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Launched1778ref:692
Home PortSt Malo - Brittany BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtref:692
ShipyardSt Malo - Brittany ref:743
CategoryPrivateerBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSnowref:743
Sailing RigSnowBWAS-1714
Captured10.12.1780BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen90French Tonneaux88.11 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1778/11/06 - 1779/04/20
Claude Dubois Le JeuneFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1779
ref:692
1778/11/06 - 1780/12/10
Claude DuboisFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1748-1780
ref:692

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1778130 ref:692
178094 ref:692
1780136under Captain Guyotref:692
1780130under Captain Le Pelleyref:692

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.11.1778 - 20.4.1779Capitaine de Corsaire
Jacques LedosFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1778-1779
ref:7431780Capitaine de Corsaire
Nicolas Pierre Guyot du ClosFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1734-1780
ref:6921780 - 10.12.1780Capitaine de Corsaire
Louis Pierre Etienne Le Pelley (Seigneur du Manoir)French
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1780
ref:692

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
6.11.1778 - 20.4.1779Capitaine en Second
Pierre OlivierFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1778
ref:743

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
14.10.1778 - 5.5.1779Matelot
François VigerFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1771-1791
ref:743

3 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
14.10.1778 - 5.5.1779Volontaire de la Marine
Grégoire CorporonFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1778
ref:74314.10.1778 - 5.5.1779Volontaire de la Marine
Cornelius DantremontFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1770-1790
ref:74314.10.1778 - 5.5.1779Volontaire de la Marine
Philippe DantremontFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1771-1781
ref:743

Service History


DateEventSource
aft.6.11.1778

Took 10 prizes from the 06/11/1778 to 20/04/1979 under Captain Ledos : "Venus" , "Marchand" , "Lord Lifford" , "Neptune" , "Rubey" ( Ruby ??) , "Monique" , "Entreprise" , "Diamant" , "Deux Amis" , "Succès" .

Part wage : 78300 Livres Tournois .

ref:692
6.11.1778

Depart from St Malo

ref:743
20.4.1779

Disarmed by Captain Ledos .

ref:692
1780

Took 6 prizes under Captain Le Pelley : "Roi George" , "George" , "Hann" , "Succès" , "May" , "Prince de Galles" .

Part wage : 6800 Livres Tournois .

 

ref:692
10.12.1780Taken by
Jason (32) 1763-1785
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
BG

 
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