French Privateer east indiaman 'Le Lord Nelson' (1803)

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Le Lord Nelson
Nominal Guns	26	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Previously	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Nelson' (1799) (26) 1799-1808 British 26 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Captured	14.8.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	EICS
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	East Indiaman	BWAS-1793
Captured	26.8.1803	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Nelson' (1799) (26) 1799-1808 British 26 Gun Merchant East Indiaman

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen819Tons BM

DateEventSource
26.8.1803Taken by

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by AvM on Wednesday 2nd of August 2017 11:49

After capture she was sold to Henry Bonham and was again an Indianer til, missed in Oct 1808

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