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Le Don du St Esprit

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Nominal Guns20ref:692
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1690ref:692
Home PortSt Malo - Brittany ref:692
ShipyardUnknownref:692
CategoryPrivateerref:692
Ship TypeFrigate (Frégate Légère)ref:692
Last known1703ref:692

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen180French Tonneaux177.199 

Armament


1690Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck18 French Canons de Fer

1691Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck18 French Canons de Fer

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck20 French Canons de Fer

1703Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fer

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1690 - 1692
Jean Le Muet de la SauvagèreFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1690-1692
ref:692
1696
Julien Pottier du Puits (Seigneur du Puits)French
Ship Owner
Service 1693-1696
ref:692
1703
Robert Pottier de la Roncais (Seigneur de la Ronsais)French
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1688-1707
ref:692

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
169665 ref:692
170366 ref:692

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1690Capitaine de Corsaire
Henri Arson de la RonsaisFrench
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1690-1694
ref:692
1691 - 1692Capitaine de Corsaire
Guillaume SamsonFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1691-1697
ref:692
1692Capitaine de Corsaire
Henri Arson de la RonsaisFrench
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1690-1694
ref:1585
1696Capitaine de Corsaire
Robert Pottier de la Roncais (Seigneur de la Ronsais)French
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1688-1707
ref:692
1703Capitaine de Corsaire
Joseph Poitevin des Ormes French
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1703
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
1691

From 1691 to 1692 , took under Captain Samson 3 prizes : "Lion Vaillant" , " Christopher" and "St Joseph"

ref:692
1692Took the Merchant
Trinité (Unknown) 1692-1692
Spanish Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585

 
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