French Privateer frigate 'Le Dragon' (1756)

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Le Dragon
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Launched	1756	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	4.12.1757	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Eurus' (1757) (24) 1757-1760 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck121' 9 ½"Imperial Feet36.8935
Length of Keel101' 6"Imperial Feet30.9372
Breadth31' 10"Imperial Feet9.4488
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen546 ⁷²⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen400French Tonneaux391.6

Armament

9.1757Broadside Weight = 96 French Livre (103.6032 lbs 46.992 kg)ref:818
Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1756 - 1757/12/04ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1757322 ref:692
9.1757300 ref:818

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1757 - 4.12.1757Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1757

On the stocks , ready to launch

ref:818
4.12.1757Taken by
4.12.1757Taken by
4.12.1757Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

ref:818William Fuller Maitland, Digital Book

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Saturday 25th of July 2026 07:16	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Princess Mary' (1796) (Unknown) 1796-1805 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
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