French Privateer polacca 'Le Principe Eugenio' (1807)

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Le Principe Eugenio
Prince Eugène
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1807	BWAS-1793
Home Port	Nice - Provence	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Polacca	BG
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	7.8.1807	BWAS-1793

Armament

1807Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fonte

7.8.1807Broadside Weight UnknownBG
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fonte

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1807 - 1807/08/07ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1807128 ref:692
7.8.1807130 BG

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 7.8.1807Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1807

Took the ship s "Fanny de Jersey" , "Lady Saumarés" and "Cigogne" .

ref:692
6.8.1807Action of 1807/08/07
7.8.1807Taken by by boat at BeguBG

Notes on Ship

ArmamentsBG

Pierced for 20 guns

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 3rd of June 2012 22:11

7 Aug 1807 Spanish Principe Eugenio 10, Bella Carolina 12 and Carmen del Rosario 4 taken by boats from Hydra 38 Captain George Mundy at Begur, Catalonia

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