French Privateer 'Le Duc de Chartres' (1779)

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Le Duc de Chartres
Nominal Guns	24	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1779	NNF-1774
Home Port	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1774
Category	Privateer	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Unknown	NNF-1774
Captured	28.3.1781	NNF-1774
Becomes	British sloop 'Duc de Chartres' (1781) (18) 1781-1784 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck109' 2"Imperial Feet33.2288
Length of Keel86' 5 ½"Imperial Feet26.2255
Breadth30' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet9.1504
Depth in Hold11' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen426 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1779 - 1781/03/28ref:692

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1780 - 28.3.1781Capitaine de CorsaireNNF-1774

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.4.1779 - 3.11.1779Lieutenant de Corsaire , Private Ownersref:7431780 - 28.3.1781Lieutenant de Corsaire , Private Ownersref:743

Service History

DateEventSource
28.3.1780Taken by off North America

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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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:19	Jon Miller	Robert BaylisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1795
Monday 15th of June 2026 04:17	Jon Miller	French Privateer brig 'La Cantabré' (1798) (14) 1798-1798 French 14 Gun Privateer Brig
Monday 15th of June 2026 04:16	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Cambrian' (1797) (40) 1797-1828 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 15th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Kingfisher' (1782) (18) 1782-1798 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	French Privateer 'La Résolue' (1798) (18) 1798-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Unknown

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