French Privateer brig 'La Jeune Olympe' (1781)

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Ganges (74) 1782-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
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Naval Sailor
Service 1685-1693
Thomas CamelfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1799
John Clarke SearleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1811
Gunboat No. 7 (14) 1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
(1797)
Swinger (12) 1794-1802
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Unrated Gun-brig
(1794)
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Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Furious"
(1797)
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La Jeune Olympe
Nominal Guns	14	ref:692
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1781	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	23.12.1781	ref:743
Home Port	St Malo - Brittany	NNF-1774
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	ref:743
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Brig	ref:692
Captured	17.2.1782	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen100French Tonneaux97.9

Armament

1781Broadside Weight = 4.5 French Livre (4.8564 lbs 2.2032 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck18 French Swivel
Gun Deck14 French Canons de Fonte

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1781 - 1782/02/17ref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1781Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921781 - 17.2.1782Capitaine de CorsaireNNF-1774

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.12.1781 - 17.2.1782Lieutenant de Corsaire , Private Ownersref:74323.12.1781 - 17.2.1782Lieutenant de Corsaire , Private Ownersref:743

Service History

DateEventSource
1781

Took under Captain Dupont the ships "Aventure" and "Heureux" : part wage of the cruize , 9300 Livres Tournois

ref:692
1782

Took the ship "Espérance"

ref:743
17.2.1782Taken by BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

ref:743Daniel Burgot, Web Site

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