French Privateer cutter 'Le Capitaine Thurot' (1797)

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Le Capitaine Thurot
Nominal Guns	2	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1793
Captured	23.7.1797	BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
23.7.1797Taken by off Christiansund
23.7.1797Taken by off Christiansund

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Friday 24th of July 2026 06:53

Prize Money: Sea-Gull and King George – Account of the proceeds of Le Capitaine Thurot will be deposited in the Registry of the High Court of Admiralty. [Portsmouth Telegraph, 30 December 1799]

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