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Captured ship: Le Du Mouchy of Morlaix, formerly the Frank (master Pierre Fleury...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/106/23

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This record is about the Captured ship: Le Du Mouchy of Morlaix, formerly the Frank (master Pierre Fleury... dating from 1746 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HCA 32/106/23
Date
1746
Description

Captured ship: Le Du Mouchy of Morlaix, formerly the Frank (master Pierre Fleury de Kr'alegan).

History: a French privateer (70 tons, 6 carriage guns, 8 swivel guns, 52 men) cruising from St Malo to Morlaix; taken in fight on 27 December 1746 / 7 January 1747 4 leagues south-west of Start Point by HMS Viper sloop (Robert Roddam commanding), and brought into Plymouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 6]: allegation;
  • [CP 7-CP 8]: attestation as to papers, and abstract and translations of the two ship's papers.

Ship's Papers, numbered SP 1 and SP 2.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 4 February 1747]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512759/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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