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Rubis [Ruby]

Vessel summary

Name
Rubis [Ruby]
Class
Troisième Rang, fourth rate
Type
ship of the line
Builder
Poirier, Jacques
When launched (Date built)
1728
Place built
France, Normandie, Le Havre
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50 gun; Captured by British in 1747 at First Battle of Cape Finisterre; becomes British sixth rate ship Rubis (1747)

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