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Tuesday, August 31, 2004

The French ships at the Battle of Nevis

I believe that this is the list of French ships at the Battle of Nevis. They were divided into two squadrons: First Squadron:
  • du Florissant flagship of Admiral François 28/30 guns (Royal West Indies Company)
  • des Armes d'Angleterre (English prize, ex-Coventry) 24 guns (Royal West Indies Company)
  • de l'Harmonie 26/32 guns (Royal West Indies Company) 300 tons
  • de la Notre-Dame 10 guns, 12 cannon perriers (Royal West Indies Company) 400 tons
  • du Marsouïn 12/18 guns (Royal West Indies Company)
  • de Saint Christophe 26 guns (Royal West Indies Company)
  • Cher amy, a fireship 8/10 guns (Royal West Indies Company)

Second Squadron:

  • du Levrier (Dutch Windhond)
  • François le Saint Jean 8/30 guns (Royal West Indies Company) 300 tons
  • l'Hercule 26 guns (Royal West Indies Company)
  • le Mercier 16/24 guns (Royal West Indies Company) 400 tons
  • l'Hirondel 14 guns (Royal West Indies Company)
  • le Soucy converted to a fireship in April 1667 (Royal West Indies Company)

I was able to find the ship data in Cdr. Alain Demerliac's book Nomenclature des vaisseaux du Roi-Soleil de 1661 à 1715 (1995).

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