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Captured ship: Le Fougueux (commander Jean du Vigneau, Le Chevalier du Vigneau)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/112/40

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This record is about the Captured ship: Le Fougueux (commander Jean du Vigneau, Le Chevalier du Vigneau).... dating from 1747 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 32/112/40
Date
1747
Description

Captured ship: Le Fougueux (commander Jean du Vigneau, Le Chevalier du Vigneau).

History: a French warship (1100 tons, 64 guns, 497 men), [part of Admiral Desherbiers de l'Etenduère's squadron]; taken in fight on 14/25 October 1747 [at the second Battle of Cape Finisterre] in latitude 47° 30' by Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke's fleet (HMS Hector (Thomas Stanhope commanding) took the surrender), and brought into Portsmouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

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

Ship's Paper numbered SP 1.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 8 December 1747]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/112/2/7
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512947/

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High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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