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Espérance (Hoop ?)

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Nominal GunsUnknownref:1585
NationalityDutch Republic
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1690ref:1585
ShipyardUnknownref:1585
CategoryMerchantref:1585
Ship TypeUnknown
Captured24.4.1690ref:1585

Service History


DateEventSource
24.4.1690Taken by
L'Hercule (30) 1689-1690
French 30 Gun
Privateer Frigate (Frégate Légère)
near Cape Finisterre
ref:1585


Notes on Ship


Arret du Conseil d'Etatref:1585

Arret du Conseil d'Etat, du 22 novembre 1690, confirmant de bonne prise le vaisseau hollandais l'Esperance, venant de Bilbao et se rendant à Cadix avec une cargaison de fer, capturé le 24 avril précédent, au large du cap Finistere, par le sieur Dandenne, commandant l'Hercule (10 janvier 1691).



 
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