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Le Grand Quinola

22800
Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorPrivate Owners
Keel Laid Down1797BWAS-1793
Acquired1799BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1800BWAS-1793
Home PortSt Malo - Brittany BWAS-1793
ShipyardEngland - Great Britain BWAS-1793
CategoryPrivateerBWAS-1793
Ship TypeCutterref:692
Captured26.1.1801BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen72French Tonneaux105.732 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1799 - 1801/01/26
Duchesne and PintedevinFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1796-1801
ref:692

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
9.1799 - 26.1.1801Capitaine de Corsaire
Thomas LeblancFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1795-1815
ref:692

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
9.1799 - 26.1.1801Capitaine en Second
Joseph Le MassonFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1793
ref:743

Service History


DateEventSource
9.1799

Build value : 40000 Francs

Part wage of the cruise : 960 Francs

Took the ships : "Thomas" , "John Elisabeth" , "Sally" , "Beaurack" .

 

ref:692
29.1.1800Taken by
Suffisante (14) 1795-1803
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
in the Channel

29.1.1800Taken by
Havick (16) 1796-1800
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
in the Channel

26.1.1801Taken by
Active (38) 1799-1860
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1833 Renamed "Argo"
BG


Notes on Ship


CaptureBG

Admiralty-Office , January 31 , 1801 .
Copy of a letter from Captain John Giffard, command of His Majesty's Ship Active, to Evan Nepean , Esq; dated at sea the 26th Instant.
SIR ,  His Majesty's Ship under my command this morning captured the French Cutter Privateer Le Quinola , carrying 14 guns , 6- and 2-pounders , and 48 men , after a chace of 2 hours : she sailed from Morlaix yesterday morning , and had not made a capture .
I remain, Sir, &c. &c .
John Giffard



 
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