French Privateer 'L'Etoile' (1805)

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Unrated Gunboat
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L'Etoile
Nominal Guns	14	ref:692
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1805	ref:692
Home Port	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Unknown	ref:692
Captured	4.1807	ref:692

Armament

1805Broadside Weight = 0.5 French Livre (0.5396 lbs 0.2448 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck2 French Swivel
Gun Deck14 French Canons de Fonte

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1805 - 1807ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180565With Captain Oudart Froumentinref:692
180754With Captain Oudart Froumentinref:692

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1805 - 2.1806Capitaine de Corsaireref:6922.1806 - 1806Capitaine de Corsaireref:6922.1806 - 1807Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921807 - 4.1807Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1806

Disarmed at Calais

ref:692

Notes on Ship

Prizesref:692

By Captain Altazin : Ellen , Nautilus , Young Edward , John and Emry , Friend Aventure , Parangob , Unité , Addison , James

By Captain Oudart Froumentin : Hellen , Nautilus , Edwards , Voltigeur , Venter , Trois Frères , Plymouth , Henriette

By Captain Jean Froumentin : Addison

Same ship ??? : prizes with the same name spelling

Last Campaign ??ref:692

Captain Oudart Fourmentin privateer Etoile of Boulogne captured 04/1807 , no name for owner : same ship ???

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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