French Privateer 'Le Chasseur' (1801)

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Le Chasseur
Nominal Guns	14	ref:692
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1801	ref:692
Home Port	Dunkerque - Flanders	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Unknown	ref:692
Last known	1802	ref:692

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen120French Tonneaux118.459

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180163 ref:692

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 1802Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Posted by Williamson on Tuesday 5th of June 2018 13:20

Le 18 october 1803 Le Chasseur commandé par J. Blankeman capture le collier brig (brick charbonnier) EAGLE, originaire de Scarborough. Celui-ci effectuait une traversée de Newcastle à Londres. Le capitaine de l'EAGLE était Richard Williamson senior. Après la vente du navire à Dunkerque, le capitaine Williamson, accompagné de son fils âgé de 14 ans, pilotin, fut emmené à Verdun. les deux restèrent prisonniers jusqu'en 1814. Richard junior se maria à Verdun en 1812 avec Lucille PIERRE. Un fils, Richard Pierre, naquit à Verdun en 1813.

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