MPH200
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- Oct 26, 2012
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Has Chevalier de Grammont's last ship ever been found?
I just finished Barry Clifford's, The Lost Fleet, a great book on Las Aves, thanks Barry. My question is, has Chevalier de Grammonts last ship ever been found?
"His target was St. Augustine. In April 1686 they stood into the Atlantic and came to anchor south of St. Augustine under Spanish colors. Brigaut, sailing a small Spanish vessel they had captured, went on ahead to scout out the attack. De Grammont and the other vessel waited, but Brigaut did not return. At last de Grammont decided to go himself, no doubt hoping to discover what had become of his consort. As it turned out, Brigaut's ship had been lost in a storm, and de Grammont sailed right into the same foul weather. The gales drove him north along the coast. He was never heard from again."
I just finished Barry Clifford's, The Lost Fleet, a great book on Las Aves, thanks Barry. My question is, has Chevalier de Grammonts last ship ever been found?
"His target was St. Augustine. In April 1686 they stood into the Atlantic and came to anchor south of St. Augustine under Spanish colors. Brigaut, sailing a small Spanish vessel they had captured, went on ahead to scout out the attack. De Grammont and the other vessel waited, but Brigaut did not return. At last de Grammont decided to go himself, no doubt hoping to discover what had become of his consort. As it turned out, Brigaut's ship had been lost in a storm, and de Grammont sailed right into the same foul weather. The gales drove him north along the coast. He was never heard from again."
