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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/Z/5
TitleFrench navy list?, endorsed `This book was found on board the Ville de Paris taken by Admiral Rodney'
Date[c1780]
DescriptionCover missing; lists officers for ships in the French Navy. Some pages include manuscript additions giving number of guns, etc.
Extent1 volume
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
Administrative HistoryThe French flagship Ville de Paris was captured by Admiral Rodney on 12 April 1782, during the Battle of the Saints in the American Revolutionary War.
FormatPrinted
LanguageFrench
TermShips
Navy
Sailors
Navy officers
Places
Place (click for further details)Type
France 
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