French cutter 'Le Ranger' (1794)

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Le Ranger
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1714
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Previously	British cutter 'Ranger' (1787) (14) 1787-1794 British 14 Gun Unrated Cutter
Captured	11.6.1794	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Captured	6.11.1797	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British cutter 'Venturer' (1797) (12) 1797-1803 British 12 Gun Unrated Cutter

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck74' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet22.5616
Length of Keel56' 0 ⅝"Imperial Feet17.0847
Breadth25' 7"Imperial Feet7.6556
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Burthen195 ⁵⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0014

Service History

DateEventSource
14.10.1797Taken by near the Canaries
2.11.1797Taken by
6.11.1797Taken by off the Gironde

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Buchet laurent on Friday 13th of September 2013 07:08

Hello
About this ship, in 'Batailles navales de la France'
de O.Troude published in 1868 Paris
The author speak of the capture and give
October 14th 1797 as date (page 84 vol 3).
Who is right?
Best regards

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