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Abénaquise

History
French Royal Navy EnsignFrance
Name: Abénaquise
Launched: 1756 in Quebec
Captured: 1757
History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Aurora
In service: 1757
Out of service: 1763
General characteristics
Class and type: Frigate
Armament: 36 guns

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.

The Abénaquise or Abenakise was built in Quebec in either 1756 or 1757.

In 1757 she was captured by HMS Unicorn.



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