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Captured ship: La Palme of Dunkirk (master Jean Jansen, succeeded by Jean Rombout)....
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/147/3
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This record is about the Captured ship: La Palme of Dunkirk (master Jean Jansen, succeeded by Jean Rombout).... 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 32/147/3
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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 Palme of Dunkirk (master Jean Jansen, succeeded by Jean Rombout).
History: a French privateer (50 tons, 14 guns, 57 men), bound from Dunkirk on a cruise; taken on 27 July / 7 August 1744 off Ostend by HMS Wolf (Richard Haddock commanding), and brought into London.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [Examinations taken in London, see: HCA 13/90, fos 87-88]
- [CP 1]: allegation;
- [CP 2-CP 3]: attestation as to papers, and abstracts and translations of the 2 ship's papers.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 2 muster roll, letter of marque.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 6 September 1744]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/4 and HCA 13/90
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513785/
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Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: HCA
Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts
Within the series: HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
Within the piece: HCA 32/147
Ships captured as prizes, with names beginning P and Q. (Described at item level)
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Captured ship: La Palme of Dunkirk (master Jean Jansen, succeeded by Jean Rombout)....