Robert Surcouf (1773-1827)

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Robert Surcouf (Sieur du Bois Gris)

NationalityFrench
RolesNaval Sailor, Designer, Ship Owner, Privateer, Ship Builder
Date of Birth12.12.1773 - St Malo ref:631
First Known Service1795ref:692
Father-in-Lawref:631
WifeM Catherine Blaize de Maisonneuve - Married 28.5.1801ref:631
Grandfatherref:631
BrotherFWIKI
Last Known Service4.1814ref:692
Date of Death8.7.1827 - Saint-Servan ref:631
Cause of DeathUnknownref:631

Ships Owned

FromToVesselSource
180328.12.1808
18041804
18042.1.1806
180724.1.1808
18074.7.1808
180811.1810
9.18085.2.1809
18109.5.1810
181027.9.1810
18111811
18117.2.1813
181222.7.1812
18124.1814

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
			Appointed Sieur du Bois Gris	ref:631
1795	1796	L'Emilie (4) 1795-1796 French 4 Gun Privateer Unknown 1795 Renamed "L'Emilie" , Capitaine de Corsaire, and Commanding Officer	ref:692
1796	2.1796	Le Cartier (4) 1796-1796 French 4 Gun Privateer Brig , Capitaine de Corsaire, and Commanding Officer	ref:692
1799	1800	La Clarisse (14) 1799-1800 French 14 Gun Privateer Brig , Capitaine de Corsaire, and Commanding Officer	ref:692
1806		Designed Le Revenant (20) 1807-1808 French 20 Gun Privateer Corvette , Corvette
2.3.1807	31.1.1808	Le Revenant (20) 1807-1808 French 20 Gun Privateer Corvette , Capitaine de Corsaire, and Commanding Officer	ref:692
4.7.1808		Designed L'Iéna (18) 1808-1808 French 18 Gun Unrated Corvette , Corvette
9.1808	5.2.1809	Le Charles (32) 1808-1810 French 32 Gun Privateer Frigate , Capitaine de Corsaire, and Commanding Officer	E-WIKI
1809		Appointed Baron de l'Empire Surcouf	ref:631

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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