French Privateer lugger 'Le Génie' (1808)

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Le Génie
Nominal Guns	16	BG
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1808	ref:692
Home Port	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy	BG
Shipyard	Unknown	BG
Category	Privateer	BG
Ship Type	Lugger	BG
Captured	19.12.1813	BG

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen60French Tonneaux58.74

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1808 - 1810ref:692
1809 - 1810ref:692
1811/08/29 - 1812/04/27ref:692
1812 - 1813/12/19ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180869 ref:692
180969under Captain Cornuref:692
180959under Captain Dezandtref:692
29.8.181160under Captain Soubitezref:692
19.12.181373 BG

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1808Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921809Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921809 - 1810Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921810 - 1811Capitaine de Corsaireref:69229.8.1811 - 27.4.1812Capitaine de CorsairelesCorse1813 - 19.12.1813Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
19.12.1813Taken by off Portland .BG

Notes on Ship

Same ship ?ref:692

From 1808 to 1813 ??

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

lesCorseHenri Malo, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Thursday 18th of June 2026 06:57	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Pearl' (1762) (32) 1762-1832 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1825 Renamed "Prothee"
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Thursday 18th of June 2026 03:12	Jon Miller	John MoutrayBritish Naval Sailor Service 1744-1783

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