British gun-brig 'Deux Amis' (1796)

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Deux Amis
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer schooner 'Les Deux Amis' (1796) (14) 1796-1796 French 14 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	12.1796	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	24.5.1799	BWAS-1793

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen220Tons BM

9.1798Broadside Weight = 9 Imperial Pound ( 4.0815 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck6 British 3-Pounder

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.179827 BWAS-1793

DatesRankNameSource
2.1797 - 5.1797MasterBWAS-17935.1797 - 24.5.1799MasterBWAS-1793

DateEventSource
1.1.1797Arrived at CorkBWAS-1793
16.3.1797RegisteredBWAS-1793
7.5.1798Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
25.9.1798Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1865.0.0dBWAS-1793
24.5.1799Wrecked off the Great Chine, Isle of Wight. The crew was savedBWAS-1793

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 15th of March 2012 20:24

May 23 1799 British Deux Amis14 wrecked off Isle of Wight, crew saved

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