French Privateer brig 'L'Anacréon' (1791)

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L'Anacréon
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Launched	1791	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	9.1796	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Brig	BWAS-1714
Captured	22.6.1799	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British sloop 'Anacreon' (1799) (16) 1799-1802 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck76' 5 ½"Imperial Feet23.1775
Length of Keel60' 5 ½"Imperial Feet18.3007
Breadth21' 8"Imperial Feet6.604
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen150 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1797Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck14 French Canons de Fonte

1798Broadside Weight = 0.5 French Livre (0.5396 lbs 0.2448 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck2 French Swivel
Gun Deck14 French Canons de Fonte

1799Broadside Weight = 0.5 French Livre (0.5396 lbs 0.2448 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck2 French Swivel
Gun Deck14 French Canons de Fonte

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1797 - 1798/01/03 Principal Managing Ownerref:692
1798/02/04 - 1799 Principal Managing Ownerref:692
1799 - 1799/06/22 Principal Managing Ownerref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1797 - 3.2.1798Capitaine de Corsaireref:6924.2.1798 - 22.6.1799Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
3.2.1798

Disarmed at Calais by Captain Fresson

ref:692
22.6.1799Taken by in the North Sea

Notes on Ship

Prizesref:692

7 and 6 prizes ?? by Captain Fresson : Marquis de Lord

25 and 8 prizes ?? by Captain Blanckeman : John , Betty , Ami

Divergence date Captureref:692

27/06/1799

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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