Name Abénaquise Captured 1757 In service 1757 Length 47 m | Name HMS Aurora Out of service 1763 Beam 12 m | |
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The Abénaquise (or Abenakise) was a 36-gun ship of the French Navy of the Ancien Régime, built by R.N. Levasseur and launched on 8 July 1757. She was commanded by captain Gabriel Pellegrin. In 1757 she crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 38 days. This was one of the fastest crossings from Brest to Petite ferme on the La Côte-de-Beaupré with pilot Pellegrin, port captain of Quebec, who was on his forty-second crossing.
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French Navy career 1756–1757
The Abénaquise or Abenakise was built in Quebec in either 1756 or 1757.
Royal Navy career 1757–1763
In 1757 she was captured by HMS Unicorn.
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