Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
Captured ship: La Médée (commander Toussaint Hocquart). History: a French naval frigate...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/128/25
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This record is about the Captured ship: La Médée (commander Toussaint Hocquart). History: a French naval frigate... dating from 1744 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/128/25
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1744
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: La Médée (commander Toussaint Hocquart).
History: a French naval frigate ([380] tons, [26] guns, 236 men); taken in fight on 29 April/10 May 1744 off Cape Clear at latitude 46°6' by HMS Dreadnought (Edward Boscawen commanding) and HMS Grampus (Edmund Toll commanding), and brought into Portsmouth.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 6]: allegation;
- [CP 7]: wrapper.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 13 June 1744 {sold and became the privateer Boscawen}]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information HCA 32/775/4
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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