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Le Marquis de Castries | 27265 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 18 | BG | |
| Nationality | Royaume de France | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Acquired | 1781 | ref:692 | |
| Home Port | Morlaix - Brittany | ref:692 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | BG | |
| Category | Privateer | BG | |
| Ship Type | Cutter | BG | |
| Captured | 25.4.1782 | BG | |
Depart 2 days before his capture from Morlaix
BGPierced for 22 guns
Admiralty-Office, May 7, 1782.
Extract of a letter from Lord Charles Fitzgerald, Captain of His Majesty's Ship La Prudente, to Mr. Stephens, dated Kinsale, April 27, 1782.
I parted companv from the Squadron under the command of Vice-Admiral Barrington on the 20th of this month at night, in chace of the enemy's convoy, 4 of which I had the good fortune to capture ; and being on my return to Spithead, in Lat. 49:17 . I made sail after a cutter, which I came up with off Cape Clear, after 36 hours chace. the most of the time within gun-shot of her; she is called Le Marquis de Castries, French Privateer, pierced for 22 guns, mounted 18 6-pounders, with a complement of 105 men and had been out 2 days from Morlaix