French Privateer 'L'Avantageux' (1799)

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Sir William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
Guadeloupe (28) 1763-1781
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1763)
Bellona (74) 1760-1814
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1760)
Aeolus (32) 1758-1801
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1800 Renamed "Guernsey"
(1758)
Orpheus (32) 1780-1807
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1780)
Porcupine (18) 1778-1781
British 18 Gun
Privateer Snow
(1778)
La Comtesse de Provence (18) 1778-1780
French 18 Gun
Privateer Unknown
(1778)
Cleopatra (32) 1779-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1779)
Duke (90) 1777-1843
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1777)
Alexander (74) 1778-1794
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1778)
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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen48French Tonneaux52.866

DatesOwnerSource
1799 - 1799/03/25ref:692

DatesRankNameSource
1799 - 25.3.1799Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

DateEventSource
1799

Build value : 34000 Francs

ref:692
25.3.1799

Disarmed

IDNameAuthorType

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Wednesday 17th of June 2026 13:05	Jon Miller	Sir William CornwallisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1755-1807
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 13:02	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Guadeloupe' (1763) (28) 1763-1781 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 12:59	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bellona' (1760) (74) 1760-1814 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 12:58	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Aeolus' (1758) (32) 1758-1801 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1800 Renamed "Guernsey"
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 12:50	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Orpheus' (1780) (32) 1780-1807 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate