French Merchant snow 'Louisa Elizabeth' (1779)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Length of Gundeck80Imperial Feet2.032
Breadth16Imperial Feet0.0677
Burthen250Ton

DateEventSource
15.3.1779

sailing Mauritius for Lorient was captured by Bristol privateer Rover near Europe

ref:1846
15.3.1779Taken by ref:1846

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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