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La Raison

19357
Nominal Guns18BWAS-1714
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Launched1795BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFlûteBWAS-1714
Captured17.5.1795BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
17.5.1795Action of 1795-05-17
17.5.1795Taken by
Thetis (38) 1782-1814
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate

17.5.1795Taken by
Hussar (28) 1784-1796
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate


 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 30th of May 2026 05:16

Sheerness, 11 October 1801: Orders have been received this morning for the different vessels mentioned, to prepare immediately for paying off, viz, the Magicienne, Braak, Daphne, Waazamield, Hebe, and La Raison frigates; Alceste and Serapis, floating batteries; Experiment, fire vessel, and Hecla, bomb; and Boreas, slop ship; with the Crash, Swinger, Wrangler, Pincher, Scourge, Sparkler, Furnace, Force, Teazer, Gallant, and Constant. [London Courier, 12 October 1801]


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