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La Conception

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Nominal Guns2BWAS-1714
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1803ref:692
Home PortAjaccio - Corsica ref:692
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryPrivateerBWAS-1714
Ship TypeUnknownBWAS-1714
Captured11.7.1804BWAS-1714

Armament


1803Broadside Weight = 2 French Livre (2.1584 lbs 0.9792 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck8 French Swivel
Gun Deck2 French Canons de Fer

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
180347 ref:692

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1803 - 11.7.1804Capitaine de Corsaire
PastelicaFrench
Privateer
Service 1803-1804
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
11.7.1803Taken by
Spider (12) 1782-1806
British 12 Gun
Unrated Cutter
, Alicata being E.N.E 3 leagues .
BG


Notes on Ship


CaptureBG

His Majesty's Brig Spider , Aftcata Roads ,
My Lord, I2th July 1804 .
Have the honor to inform your Lordship , that I yesterday fell in with and captured La Conception French privateer , mounting  2 Brass guns and 47 men , Alicata being E.N.E  3 leagues ; fitted out from Ajacia , in Corsica , and sailed from Girgenti yesterday morning , have sent her into Malta , and sent on shore here 33 of the prisoners . She has made no capture since her leaving Corsica , which has been about a month .

I have the Honor to be, &c.
HARDING  SHAW



 
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