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Le Pontchartrain

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Nominal Guns28ref:692
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1691ref:692
Home PortSt Malo - Brittany ref:692
ShipyardUnknownref:692
CategoryPrivateerref:692
Ship TypeUnknownref:692
Last known1695ref:692

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen300French Tonneaux293.7 

Armament


1691Broadside Weight Unknownref:1585
Gun Deck28 French Canons de Fer

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1691
Guillaume Moreau de la Primerais French
Ship Owner
Service 1691-1706
ref:692

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1691Capitaine de Corsaire
René Moreau de MaupertuisFrench
Privateer
Service 1691-1723
ref:692
30.6.1692 - 1692Capitaine de Corsaire
Jean Vivien (Sieur de la Ville aux Glamatz et Vicomté )French
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1692-1696
ref:1585
1694Capitaine de Corsaire
Jean Vivien (Sieur de la Ville aux Glamatz et Vicomté )French
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1692-1696
ref:692
1695Capitaine de Corsaire
Honorat JullienFrench
Privateer
Service 1694-1695
, listed as Julien
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
c.1691Took the Merchant
Fortune (Unknown) 1691-1691
Dutch Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585
30.6.1692

Homeport at Brest

ref:1585
1695

Took the ships "Trois Frères" , "Elisabeth et Marie" , "Ile Sainte" and "André" .

ref:692


Notes on Ship


Same shipref:692

In 1691 , 1694 and 1695 : just same name and homeport , the 2 captains and owner are relatives by marriage : brothers , uncle and nephew for 1691 and 1695 , no description of the ship in 1695 .


Prisesref:1585

Déclaration par le sieur René Moreau des prises qu'il a faites , du 14 janvier dernier au 6 mars , avec son navire le Pontchartrain , de Saint-Malo , armé en course , de 28 pièces de canon (7 mars 1691) .


Commissionref:1585

Commission, du 30 juin 1692 , au capitaine Jean Vivien , sieur de la Villanglamatz , pour armer en guerre la frégate Le Pontchartrain , de Brest , du port de 300 tonneaux , (16 septembre 1692) .



 
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