British schooner 'Coureur' (1778)

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Coureur
Courier
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French lugger 'Le Coureur' (1776) (14) 1776-1778 French 14 Gun Unrated Lugger
Captured	17.6.1778	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	12.1778	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1774
Constructor	Jaques DenysFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1782	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1714
Captured	21.6.1780	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck68' 10"Imperial Feet20.7264
Length of Keel52' 5 ¾"Imperial Feet15.8687
Breadth22' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet6.712
Depth in Hold9' 10 ½"Imperial Feet2.7559
Burthen138 ⁴²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.1778Broadside Weight = 16 Imperial Pound ( 7.256 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.177845 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
18.12.1778 - 18.8.1780LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1778Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1714
21.10.1778Registered as a sloopBWAS-1714
18.12.1778Registered as a schoonerBWAS-1714
2.1779Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1779Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
21.6.1780Taken by off Newfoundland
21.6.1780Taken by off Newfoundland

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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