In 1995, the wrecks of two corsairs were discovered near Saint-Malo, sunken at the base of the Natière reef. Ten years of underwater archaeological exploration have raised the curtain on a forgotten chapter of commerce raiding. La Dauphine had been built at the royal shipyards at Le Havre in 1703. The second frégate, l'Aimable Grenot, was built at Granville by a private shipowner, Léonor Couraye du Parc.
