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La Valeur

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Nominal Guns24BWAS-1603
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Keel Laid Down1.1704BWAS-1603
Acquired21.3.1704BWAS-1603
ShipyardBrest - Brittany BWAS-1603
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1603
Ship TypeFrigate (Frégate Légère)BWAS-1603
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1603
Captured2.4.1705BWAS-1603
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Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck100' 9"Imperial Feet30.7086 
Length of Keel81' 0"Imperial Feet24.6888 
Breadth27' 4"Imperial Feet8.2441 
Depth in Hold11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556 
Burthen321 6494Tons BM 

Armament


1705Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck26 French Canons de Fer

1705Broadside Weight Unknownref:1585
Gun Deck30 French Canons de Fer

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1705/02/26 - 1705/04/02
Luc Trouin (Sieur de la Barbinais)French
Ship Owner
Service 1705-1711
Principal Managing Owner
ref:1585

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1705172 ref:692
1705110with 30 guns under Captain de Saint-Aubanref:1585

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
28.5.1704 - aft.10.7.1704Capitaine de Frégate
René Trouin (Sieur du Gué)French
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1689-1734
ref:1585
1705 - bef.26.2.1705Capitaine de Corsaire
Nicolas TrouinFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1705
ref:1585
26.2.1705 - 2.4.1705Enseigne de Vaisseau
de Saint Auban (Sieur de Saint-Auban)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1705
ref:1585

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1705Officier Marinier
Jean HamonFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1704-1705
, Capitaine de Prise , real rank ?
ref:1585

Service History


DateEventSource
1704

Took the ships"Heureuse" and "Tigre"

Homeport at St Malo

ref:692
10.7.1704Took the Merchant
Saint-Etienne (Unknown) 1704-1704
Dutch Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
near the Isles of Scilly
ref:1585
1705

With Captain Trouin , Homeport at Brest

ref:692
20.3.1705Took the Merchant
Jean (Unknown) 1705-1705
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585
2.4.1705Taken by
Worcester (54) 1698-1713
British 54 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
in the Channel

bef.2.4.1705

Took and ramson for 500 Livres Sterlings the ship Bethy Galley .

ref:1585


Notes on Ship


Declarationref:1585

Declaration du sieur de Saint-Auban , Enseigne de Vaisseau , commandant la frégate la Valeur , 30 canons , 110 hommes d'equipage , concernant la prise dune barque anglaise venant de Lisbonne , chargée d'oranges (2 avril 1705) .

Declaration de Jean Hamon , capitaine de prise sur la frégale la Valeur , concernant la prise d'une barque anglaise de 26 tonneaux , venant de Lisbonne et allant à Londres , chargée d'oranges , (2 avril 1705) .


Cautionref:1585

Luc de la Barbinais-Trouin cautionne le sieur de St-Auban , nomné par le roi capitaine de la frégate la Valeur , armée en course pour le compte des particuliers , en remplacement du sieur Trouin (frère cadet de Dugay-Trouin), qui a été tué (26 Fevr.) .


Commissionref:1585

Commission du 28 mai 1704 au sieur Trouin pour armer en guerre la frégate la Valeur , de Brest , du port de 300 tonneaux (26 février) .



 
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