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Captured ship: Le Faucon of St Malo (commander Jacques de Russy). History: a French...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/112/10

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Reference
HCA 32/112/10
Date
1746
Description

Captured ship: Le Faucon of St Malo (commander Jacques de Russy).

History: a French privateer (180 tons, 12 carriage guns and 16 swivels, 128 men, formerly the English snow Falcon, taken in 1745 by the French privateer Two Crowns of St Malo), bound from St Malo on a cruise; retaken on 29 March / 9 April 1746 in latitude 50° 40', 15 leagues south of Cape Clear by HMS Captain (Thomas Fox commanding) in company with 9 other warships, and brought into Plymouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 6]: allegation;
  • [CP 7]: abstract and translation of the 4 ship's papers.

Ship’s Papers marked SP A-SP D.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 9 May 1746]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/112/1/10
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512917/

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