French Privateer 'Le Saint Antoine' (1694)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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(1841)
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(1790)
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(1733)
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(1745)
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Le Saint Antoine
Nominal Guns	52	ref:692
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1694	ref:692
Home Port	St Malo - Brittany	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Captured	8.7.1697	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen600French Tonneaux587.4

Armament

1694Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck52 French Canons de Fer

1695Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck50 French Canons de Fer

1.1695Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck56 French Canons de Fer

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck52 French Canons de Fer

1697Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck52 French Canons de Fer

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1694 - 1695/05/10 Principal Managing Ownerref:692
1695/05/11 - 1696 Principal Managing Ownerref:692
1696 Principal Managing Ownerref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1694352 ref:692
1695319 ref:692
1696343 ref:692
1697313 ref:692

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1694 - 10.5.1695Capitaine de Corsaire†ref:69211.5.1695 - 1696Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921697Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1695Took the Merchant ref:1585
22.6.1695Took the Ship off Dodman Pointref:1585
8.7.1697Taken by in the ChannelBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1585 Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Monday 8th of June 2026 17:20	F.F.	British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1762) (100) 1762-1825 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Princess Royal" 1812 Renamed "Saint George" 1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
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