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Folios 395-396: John Cooke, HMS Quebec, Spithead. Reports that he captured L'Aspic...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1621/168

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This record is about the Folios 395-396: John Cooke, HMS Quebec, Spithead. Reports that he captured L'Aspic... dating from 1796 Mar 14 in the series Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 1/1621/168
Date
1796 Mar 14
Description

Folios 395-396: John Cooke, HMS Quebec, Spithead. Reports that he captured L'Aspic on 10 March, a French National Cutter of 10 guns and 57 men, and brought her to Spithead. She had been 10 days from St Malo, and had captured the John, a sloop bound from Galway to Porto. The L'Aspic is only 2 years old, copper-bottomed, and he expects that it will be found to be a desirable vessel for the service.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap C162
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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Folios 395-396: John Cooke, HMS Quebec, Spithead. Reports that he captured L'Aspic...

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