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 Vestale of Nantes (master Pierre Ragideau Lepinay or Raguiday Lepinay,...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/157/3
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This record is about the Captured ship: La Vestale of Nantes (master Pierre Ragideau Lepinay or Raguiday Lepinay,... 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 32/157/3
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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 Vestale of Nantes (master Pierre Ragideau Lepinay or Raguiday Lepinay, succeeding Thomas Larragon or Laragon).
History: a French merchant ship (150 tons, 12 guns, 33 men), bound from Martinique to Nantes, laden with sugar and coffee; taken on 17/28 June 1744 in latitude 46°N by HMS Hampton Court (Savage Mostyn commanding), HMS Grampus (Richard Collins commanding) and HMS Chester (Francis Geary commanding), and brought into London.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [Examinations taken in London, see: HCA 13/90, fos 82-83];
- [CP 1]: allegation;
- [CP 2-CP 4]: attestation as to papers, and abstracts and translations of the 5 ship's papers, docket.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 5, ship's pass, bill of lading, permit, cargo manifest, muster roll.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 2 August 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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14514045/
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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