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Le Furet | 20513 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 8 | BG | |
| Nationality | Royaume de France | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Acquired | 1746 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Home Port | Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy | BG | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Privateer | BG | |
| Ship Type | Cutter | BG | |
| Captured | 23.11.1746 | BWAS-1714 | |
Admiralty Office, November 28.
Captain Arbuthnot , Commander of his Majesty's Sloop Jamaica, being on a cruize on the 23d Instant, espied a sail coming from under St. Alban's Point, to which he gave chace at 1 o'Clock, and came up with her at 6 in the evening . She proved to be a French Cutter Privateer, called the Furet of Boulogne , of 8 carriage and 6 swivel guns, and 43 men, and Captain Arbuthnot has brought her with him into Spithead.