French Privateer ship 'L'Invention' (1801)

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L'Invention
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Launched	5.1801	MHVA
First Commissioned	1801	BWAS-1714
Home Port	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	MHVA
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Jean François ThibaultFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Owner Privateer Ship Builder Service 1798	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Jean François ThibaultFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Owner Privateer Ship Builder Service 1798	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	MHVA
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	27.7.1801	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Merchant ship 'Invention' (1801) (16) 1801-1810 British 16 Gun Merchant Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentMHVA
Length of Gundeck147' 0"Imperial Feet44.8056
Length of Keel121' 3"Imperial Feet36.8844
Breadth27' 0"Imperial Feet8.2296
Burthen486 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Ton
Height Between Decks4' 9"Imperial Feet1.4478

Armament

5.1801Broadside Weight = 84 French Livre (90.6528 lbs 41.118 kg)MHVA
Gun Deck24 French 6-Pounder
Bow Chaser2 French 12-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1801/05 - 1801/07/27MHVA

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1801210 MHVA

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
5.1801 - 27.7.1801Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
27.7.1801

Taken after a chase of ten hours

MHVA
27.7.1801Taken by at 43°03' N, 11°42' W, offMHVA
27.7.1801Taken by at 43°03' N, 11°42' W, offMHVA

Notes on Ship

Divergence date capture MHVA

21/07/1801

Important shipMHVA

First four-masted wooden ship build

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

MHVALars Bruzelius, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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