French Privateer 'L'Hirondelle' (1756)

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1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
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1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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L'Hirondelle
Nominal Guns	4	ref:692
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1756	ref:692
Home Port	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Unknown	ref:692
Last known	1758	ref:692

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen25French Tonneaux29.37

Armament

1756Broadside Weight = 0.5 French Livre (0.5396 lbs 0.2448 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck2 French Swivel
Gun Deck4 French Canons de Fonte

1757Broadside Weight = 1.5 French Livre (1.6188 lbs 0.7344 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck6 French Swivel
Gun Deck4 French Canons de Fonte

1758Broadside Weight = 1 French Livre (1.0792 lbs 0.4896 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck4 French Swivel
Gun Deck6 French Canons de Fonte

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
175640under Captain Buttelref:692
175750under Captain Lionref:692
175850under captain Vasseref:692

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1756Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921757Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921758Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921758Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1758

New homeport : Dunkerque

ref:692

Notes on Ship

Same shipref:692

In 1756 -1757 Boulogne and 1758 Dunkirk for Captain Vasse and Mayon ??

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

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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