French Privateer barque longue 'Le Postillon' (1691)

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Le Postillon
Nominal Guns	8	ref:692
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1691	ref:692
Home Port	Dunkerque - Flanders	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Barque Longue	ref:692
Last known	1697	ref:692

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen45French Tonneaux52.866

Armament

1691Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck8 French Canons de Fer

1697Broadside Weight = 1 French Livre (1.0792 lbs 0.4896 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck4 French Swivel
Gun Deck8 French Canons de Fer

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169756 ref:692

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1691 - 1692Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921693Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921697Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Notes on Ship

Same shipref:692

Same ship in 1691 and 1697 ???

Cousin from Dunkirk , Captain in 1693 , ship from 1691 to 1692 ???

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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