French storeship 'L'Allègre' (1797)

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L'Allègre
Nominal Guns	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1797	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Storeship	BWAS-1714
Captured	12.1.1797	BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1.1797Taken by off Ushant

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 11th of June 2026 13:16

The Spitfire sloop of war has captured and sent into Plymouth, l’Allegre, an ordnance store-ship of 200 tons, laden with arms and ammunition belonging to the French fleet. She was taken near Brest, on her return to that place, in company with, and in the rear of, a French squadron of four sail of the line and five frigates. [Hampshire Chronicle, 21 January 1797]

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