18th C Indian Ocean Voyages

The Voyage of the Hirondelle (1753)

The Hirondelle was a small French frigate owned by the French East India Company. It was built at Lorient in 1750-1751. It had 8 cannons, a crew of 39, and a cargo capacity of 150 tonnes. Under the command of Captain René le Gouardun, the Hirondelle travelled from Lorient to West Africa and back between March and September 1753.

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