British Privateer 'Heart of Oak' (1781)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen80Ton

15.1.1781Broadside Weight = 0.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.2268 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown2 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck10 Carriage Guns

DatesOwnerSource
1781/01/15 - 1781/08, ref:1846

DatesRankNameSource
15.1.1781 - 8.1781Captainref:1846

DateEventSource
15.1.1781Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
8.1781

captured with the Greyhound by French privateer Aigle off Belle Île

ref:1846
8.1781Taken by offref:1846

shipref:1846

2 masts

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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