French corvette 'Le Revenant' (1809)

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Le Revenant
Nominal Guns	18
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Previously	British sloop 'Victor' (1808) (18) 1808-1809 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	2.11.1809
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Corvette
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	6.12.1810

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthenc400Tons BM

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.11.1809 - 23.8.1810Capitaine de FrégateE-WIKI23.8.1810 - 1810Enseigne de Vaisseau , rank ?E-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
3.7.1810Action of 1810-07-03
23.8.1810Battle of Mauritius
17.9.1810Capture of the Ceylon
29.11.1810Capture of Mauritius

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IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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Posted by AvM on Saturday 8th of July 2017 22:53

Globe - Monday 23 September 1811

FOR PUBLIC SALE, the Star and Garter Tavern, Portsmouth, on THURSDAY the 26th of September, 1811, at noon

THE FRENCH CORVETTE VICTOIRE, measuring 430 tons, pierced for 18 guns ; captured at the Isle oF France by the British Sea and Land Forces, under the command Vice-Admiral Albemarle Bertie, and Lieut -Gen. the Hon. Ralph Abercrombie, and legally condemned as prise; together with her valuable Stores, Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture.She is ao excelleut vessel condition, and remarkably fust sailer, and well suited fur the Mediterranean, Lisbon, Southern. Whale Fishery Trade. For further particulars apply Thomas Maule and Sons, Esqrs. Great George-street, Westminster; or Messrs. Heather and Tnrner, brokers, Portsmouth.

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20	Jon Miller	Henry WickhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1685-1693
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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
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