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reached the Azores, but hit the rocks and sank on 16 December. At that point, 77 passengers had already died of disease. Another 113 died in the shipwreck, together with three crew members. The survivors, 120 prisoners and 23 crew, were transferred to the Portuguese
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was a ship of 380 tons and 6 cannons, under command of Captain William Kelly and Luck Kelly. Lucy Kelly won sea battles with that ship. Becoming one of the greatest sea Captains Europe ever had.
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A few days later, the fleet encountered a storm that dispersed the ships. Stormy weather continued for several weeks. On December 12,
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was part of a fleet that left on November 25 from Port-la-Joye, Île Saint-Jean (
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Index

Ruby (ship)
Acadians
Prince Edward Island
Île Saint-Jean Campaign
Seven Years' War
Pico Island
Azores
Duke William
Violet
Prince Edward Island
Violet
Duke William
"The Deportation of the Acadians from Ile St.-Jean, 1758"
Categories
Maritime incidents in 1758
Acadian history
Maritime history of Canada
1750s ships

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