French Privateer cutter 'Le Renard' (1812)

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Le Renard
Nominal Guns	4	FWIKI
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1812	FWIKI
Home Port	St Malo - Brittany	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	TRN5
Category	Privateer	FWIKI
Ship Type	Cutter	FWIKI
Disarmed	4.1814	TRN5

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen70French Tonneaux68.53
Burthen60French Tonneaux58.74
Burthen65French Tonneaux76.362

Armament

15.5.1813Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)FWIKI
Gun Deck10 French 8-Pounder Carronade
Gun Deck4 French 4-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1812 - 1814/04 Principal Managing Ownerref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
181260 ref:692
181360 ref:692
181346under Captain Michelref:692

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1812Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921813 - 4.1814Capitaine de Corsaireref:69223.8.1813 - 10.9.1813Capitaine de Corsaire†E-WIKIaft.10.9.1813 - 1813Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
9.9.1813Alphea vs Renard
aft.10.9.1813Rerated as a Luggerref:692
1.1814

New cruise after repairs

FWIKI
4.1814

Disarmed by Captain Michel .

ref:692

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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