French Privateer cutter 'La Comtesse d'Ayen' (1760)

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La Comtesse d'Ayen
Nominal Guns	6	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1760	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Captured	19.9.1760	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British cutter 'Lurcher' (1760) (6) 1760-1765 British 6 Gun Unrated Cutter

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck54' 0"Imperial Feet16.4592
Length of Keel40' 10 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047
Breadth19' 4 ½"Imperial Feet5.8039
Depth in Hold8' 5"Imperial Feet2.5654
Burthen81 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.9.1760Broadside Weight = 14 French Livre (15.1088 lbs 6.8532 kg)BG
Gun Deck8 French 3-Pounder
Gun Deck8 French Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
19.9.176062 BG

Notes on Ship

CaptureBG

Admiralty Office, September 26.

Lieutenant Anningson, Commander of the Alarm Armed Cutter, has taken and brought into the Downes, a French Privateer Cutter, called the Countess d'Ayen, of Dunkirk, carrying 8 3-pounders, and 8 swivel guns, with 62 men.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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