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Le Rancunier ➡ 1811 La Mouche

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Nominal Guns16ref:692
NationalityEmpire Français
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1808ref:692
First Commissioned1811BWAS-1793
Home PortDunkerque - Flanders ref:692
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryPrivateerref:692
Ship TypeLugger
Sunk in Action24.9.1811BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen100French Tonneaux97.9 

Armament


1808Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fonte

1811Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fonte

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1808 - 1811
Louis Fontaine and SonFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1810-1811
ref:692

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
181163 ref:692

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1808 - 1811Capitaine de Corsaire
Jacques BlondinFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1795-1815
ref:692
1811Capitaine de Corsaire
Pierre Augustin DelpierreFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1807-1813
ref:692
1811 - 24.9.1811Capitaine de Corsaire
Josse GoguezFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1795-1815
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
9.1811Renamed La Mouche ref:692
24.9.1811Sunk by the
Hermes (20) 1811-1814
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Post Ship
by ramming
BWAS-1793


Notes on Ship


Different date ref:692

26/09/1811 for the sunking


Prizesref:692

Caroline , Lady Bruce , Clapton , Flora , Phébée , William and Jeune Emilie by Captain Blondin

Amis , Albany , Friend Goodwill , Ruth and Olympia by Captain Delpierre

Minerve by Captain Goguez



 
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