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Le Dragon | 21970 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 14 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | République Française | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Acquired | 1800 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Privateer | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Brig-Corvette | BG | |
| Captured | 5.5.1800 | BWAS-1793 | |
Bound with dispatches to Guadeloupe
Depart from Rochefort
BGPrivate or State ship ?
Pierced for 14 guns : 05/05/1800 10 guns
MY LORD, Cambrian at Sea, May 5, 1800.
I have the honor to inform you that His Majesty's Ship under my command captured this morning, in company with the Fisgard, Le Dragon, a French Brig Corvette, of 10 guns, pierced for 14, and 72 men, commanded by Monsieur Lachurie, Lieutenant de Vaisseau ; she is 2 days from Rochefort bound to Guadeloupe with dispatches.
I remain, Sec. Sec. Sec.
ARTHUR K. LEGGE