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Union

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Nominal Guns12BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Hired3.11.1799BWAS-1793
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryHired VesselBWAS-1793
Ship TypeCutter
Sailing RigCutter
Returned to Owners8.11.1801BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen137Tons BM 

Armament


1799Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pound Carronade

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.11.1799 - 3.1800Lieutenant
John GuyonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1792-1794
TNC
3.1800 - 8.11.1801Lieutenant
Henry RowedBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1814
TNC

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 28th of May 2026 18:36

London, undated: Distribution of prize money. To the crew of the hired armed cutter Union, for the capture of the French privateers Le Renard and Le Modeu, and at the recapture of the Atlas, by the Nemesis, will be paid their proportions arising from said captures and recapture on the 26th of February at Portsmouth. [London Packet, 18 February 1801]


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