L'alcide - Carantec - France
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"Le naufrage de l’Alcide", corsaire malouin naufragé à Carantec en 1747. "The sinking of the Alcide", a Malouin corsair shipwrecked at Carantec in 1747.
Waymark Code: WMW7KZ
Location: Bretagne, France
Date Posted: 07/20/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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Credits : Le Télégrammehttp://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=20070806&article=1365136&type=ar#hhxXMsl0qudkHXUs.99

"Mis à l'eau à Saint-Malo, en 1746, le bateau corsaire Alcide connut plusieurs campagnes fructueuses en écumant la Manche et les côtes anglaises. C'est une violente tempête qui aura raison de lui. Le 23 décembre 1747, le navire tente de rejoindre Morlaix mais rencontre des rochers au nord du château du Taureau. Le naufrage fait plus d'une centaine de victimes.
Une exposition permanente autour de : "Le naufrage de l’Alcide", corsaire malouin naufragé à Carantec en 1747." se trouve au musée de la marine de Carantec, ainsi qu'un canon appartenant au bateau."

"Launched in Saint-Malo in 1746, the pirate boat Alcide experienced several successful campaigns by skimming the Channel and the English coasts, a violent storm that will be the cause of it.On December 23, 1747, the ship Tries to reach Morlaix but encounters rocks to the north of the castle of the Taurus, the shipwreck of more than a hundred victims.
A permanent exhibition around "The sinking of the Alcide", a Malouin corsair shipwrecked at Carantec in 1747. "is at the Carantec Marine Museum, as well as a cannon belonging to the ship."
Type of publication: Newspaper

When was the article reported?: 07/28/2007

Publication: Le canon de l'Alcide installé au centre-bourg le 4 août © Le Télégrammehttp://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=20070728&article=1322330&type=ar#CrJUl4bd1POSGlmb.99

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How widespread was the article reported?: regional

News Category: Arts/Culture

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