French Privateer frigate 'La Dunkerquoise' (1779)

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La Dunkerquoise
Nominal Guns	20	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Launched	1779	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	5.1779	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1774
Category	Privateer	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Frigate	ref:692
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	23.4.1780	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Burthen180Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen200French Tonneaux195.8

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1779/05 - 1779/07ref:692
1779/10 - 1780/04/23ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1779170under Captain MorelNNF-1774
11.1779164under Captain Van Stabelref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1779 - 7.1779Capitaine de CorsaireNNF-177411.1779 - 23.4.1780Capitaine de CorsaireNNF-1774

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1779

Took 3 prizes under Captain Morel

ref:692
7.1779

Disarmed by Captain Morel

ref:692
11.1779

Took 5 prizes under Captain Van Stabel

ref:692
23.4.1780Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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