French Privateer 'Le Cornichon' (1778)

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Minotaur (74) 1793-1810
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1793)
James RussellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1801
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Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1801
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Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
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Unrated Sloop
(1801)
Countess of Sutherland (Unknown) 1800-1803
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(1800)
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(1797)
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Le Cornichon
Nominal Guns	6	ref:692
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1778	ref:692
Home Port	Dunkerque - Flanders	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Unknown	ref:692
Last known	1778	ref:692

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen60French Tonneaux58.74

Armament

1778Broadside Weight = 12 French Livre (12.9504 lbs 5.874 kg)ref:683
Gun Deck6 French 4-Pounder

1778Broadside Weight = 1.5 French Livre (1.6188 lbs 0.7344 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck6 French Swivel
Gun Deck6 French Canons de Fonte

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1778, Principal Managing Ownerref:683

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
177848 ref:692
177848 ref:683

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1778Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:683Gilbert Buti, Philippe Hrodej, Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Sunday 26th of July 2026 15:59	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Minotaur' (1793) (74) 1793-1810 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 26th of July 2026 15:57	Jon Miller	James RussellBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1801
Sunday 26th of July 2026 15:56	Jon Miller	John Miller GarnierBritish Naval Sailor Service 1795-1801
Sunday 26th of July 2026 15:55	Jon Miller	Bernard HaleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1794
Sunday 26th of July 2026 15:52	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Alonzo' (1801) (16) 1801-1842 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop

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