French Privateer brig 'La Victoire' (1799)

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La Victoire
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1799	BWAS-1793
Home Port	Bayonne - Aquitaine	BG
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig	ref:692
Sailing Rig	Brig	ref:692
Captured	30.5.1799	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen300French Tonneaux293.7

Armament

1799Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck18 French Canons de Fonte

30.5.1799Broadside Weight = 72 French Livre (77.7024 lbs 35.244 kg)BG
Gun Deck16 French 9-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1799 - 1799/05/30, ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1799112 ref:692
30.5.1799160 BG

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1799 - 30.5.1799Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1799

Took the ship "Amiral Hawke"

ref:692
21.5.1799

Depart for a cruise of 3 months from Bayonne

BG
30.5.1799Taken by without prizes in her last cruiseBG

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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