French Privateer lugger 'La Réciprocité' (1807)

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La Réciprocité
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1807	BWAS-1714
Home Port	Dieppe - Normandy	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Lugger	ref:720
Captured	27.12.1807	BWAS-1714

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1807 - 1807/12/27ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180765 ref:692

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 27.12.1807Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1807

Part wage total : 126026 Francs

ref:692
1807

Prizes : Diane , Amelia , Delphin , Williams , Oxford , Prince de Cowes , Providence , Kingstown

ref:692
12.4.1807

The ship "Résolution" of 80 tons , Captain William Bayes , bound from St Michael , laden with oranges and lemons carried this day in St Vallery : french papers

ref:720
21.11.1807

Return to Cherbourg with a english Brig of ?00 tons laden with coals taken the night before

ref:720
27.12.1807Taken by off Beachy Headref:692

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

ref:720 Web Site

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