British Privateer 'Emperor' (1779)

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Emperor
Nominal Guns	22	ref:1846
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
First Mentioned	18.6.1779	ref:1846
Home Port	Bristol - England	ref:1846
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1846
Category	Privateer	ref:1846
Ship Type	Unknown
Captured	17.5.1780	ref:1846

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen300Ton

Armament

18.6.1779Broadside Weight = 132 Imperial Pound ( 59.862 kg)ref:1846
Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder

2.1780Broadside Weight Unknownref:1846
Location Unknown36 Carriage Guns

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1779/06/18 - 1780/05/17, ref:1846

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
18.6.1779120 ref:1846

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
18.6.1779 - 17.5.1780Captainref:1846

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1779

fitted out in Hilhouse's dock, Bristol

ref:1846
18.6.1779Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
7.1779

sailed on a cruise for Jamaica from Bristol

ref:1846
8.1779

captured Spanish brig San Jose sailing Cadiz for Dublin

ref:1846
10.1779

arrived with prize San Lorenzo,180 tons (captured while sailing Cuba for Spain) at Bristol

ref:1846
12.1779

fitted out for 6 months cruise at Bristol

ref:1846
2.1780

sailed for Lisbon from Bristol

ref:1846
17.5.1780

Captain Marshall of the Jupiter reported the Emperor was captured by a French fleet off Cape St. Vincent

ref:1846

Notes on Ship

Armamentref:1846

Carriage guns in February 1780 were 18 and 12 pounders

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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