American Privateer 'Modesty' (1779)
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Jean-Louis Pestel
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Service 1793
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1794-1797
French 24 Gun
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1795 Renamed "Calliope"
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1794-1799
French 24 Gun
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Service 1806-1812
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1806-1808
French 16 Gun
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1805-1814
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1804-1809
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1800-1804
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Prins Willem de Eerste (76)
1785-1820
Dutch 76 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1795 Renamed "Brutus"
1806 Renamed "Noord-Brabant"
(1785)
Aurora (28)
1777-1814
British 28 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
(1777)
Temeraire (98)
1798-1838
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1798)
Hermione (32)
1782-1797
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1782)
Ville de Paris (110)
1795-1845
British 110 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
(1795)
London (90)
1766-1811
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
(1766)
Sir Charles Brisbane
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1819
William Cumberland
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1825
Henry Edward Reginald Baker
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
Triton (32)
1796-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1796)
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Modesty
20207
Nominal Guns
Unknown
BWAS-1714
Nationality
United States of America
Operator
Private Owners
Acquired
1779
BWAS-1714
Shipyard
Unknown
BWAS-1714
Category
Privateer
BWAS-1714
Ship Type
Unknown
BWAS-1714
Captured
9.9.1779
BWAS-1714
Service History
Date
Event
Source
9.9.1779
Taken by
Daphne (20)
1776-1794
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
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Author
Type
BWAS-1714
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792
Rif Winfield
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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:23
Jon Miller
Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Prins Willem de Eerste' (1785) (76)
1785-1820
Dutch 76 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
1795 Renamed "Brutus"
1806 Renamed "Noord-Brabant"
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:21
Jon Miller
British Sixth Rate frigate 'Aurora' (1777) (28)
1777-1814
British 28 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:19
Jon Miller
British Second Rate ship of the line 'Temeraire' (1798) (98)
1798-1838
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate
Ship of the Line
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:18
Jon Miller
British Fifth Rate frigate 'Hermione' (1782) (32)
1782-1797
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:13
Jon Miller
British First Rate ship of the line 'Ville de Paris' (1795) (110)
1795-1845
British 110 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line