French Privateer brigantine 'Le Boullogne' (1781)

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Le Boullogne
Nominal Guns	16	ref:743
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Keel Laid Down	1781	ref:743
Acquired	1781	ref:743
Home Port	St Malo - Brittany	ref:743
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	ref:743
Category	Privateer	ref:743
Ship Type	Brigantine	ref:743
Captured	8.3.1782	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:743
Burthen45 ??French Tonneaux44.055

Armament

1781Broadside Weight = 39 French Livre (42.0888 lbs 19.0905 kg)ref:743
Gun Deck10 French 6-Pounder
Gun Deck6 French 3-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1781 - 1782/03/08ref:743

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1781 - 8.3.1782Capitaine de Corsaireref:743

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1781 - 8.3.1782Capitaine en Secondref:743

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1781 - 8.3.1782Enseigne de Corsaire , Private Ownersref:7431781 - 8.3.1782Enseigne de Corsaire , Private Ownersref:7431781 - 8.3.1782Enseigne de Corsaire , Private Ownersref:7431781 - 8.3.1782Enseigne de Corsaire , Private Ownersref:743

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1781 - 8.3.1782Mousseref:7431781 - 8.3.1782Mousseref:743

Service History

DateEventSource
8.3.1782

Carried to Portsmouth

ref:743
8.3.1782Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:743Daniel Burgot, Web Site

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Wednesday 17th of June 2026 13:05	Jon Miller	Sir William CornwallisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1755-1807
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 13:02	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Guadeloupe' (1763) (28) 1763-1781 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 12:59	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bellona' (1760) (74) 1760-1814 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 12:58	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Aeolus' (1758) (32) 1758-1801 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1800 Renamed "Guernsey"
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 12:50	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Orpheus' (1780) (32) 1780-1807 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

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