French Privateer brig 'La Nouvelle Eugénie' (1796)

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La Nouvelle Eugénie
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Launched	1796	BWAS-1793
Home Port	Nantes - Brittany	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig	BWAS-1793
Captured	11.5.1797	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Eugénie' (1797) (16) 1797-1803 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck84' 9"Imperial Feet25.6604
Length of Keel66' 3"Imperial Feet20.1295
Moulded Breadth25' 9"Imperial Feet7.6657
Breadth26' 2"Imperial Feet7.9333
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen241 ²⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1796 - 1797/05/11ref:692

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1796 - 1797Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921797Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921797 - 11.5.1797Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1797

Under Captain Bourleton , 2 prizes for 511617 Livres Tournois

Build value for Captains Magouet and Bourleton : same , 105479 Livres Tournois

ref:692
11.5.1797Taken by in the Channel

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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