French Privateer cutter 'Le Frelon' (1778)

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British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1801)
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British Unknown Gun
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(1800)
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5th Rate Frigate
(1789)
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French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1753)
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French 16 Gun
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(1797)
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French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Peuple Souverain"
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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen100French Tonneaux97.9

1778Broadside Weight = 2.5 French Livre (2.698 lbs 1.224 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck10 French Swivel
Gun Deck12 French Canons de Fonte

DatesOwnerSource
1778 - 1779/03ref:692

Date# of MenNotesSource
177882 ref:692

DatesRankNameSource
1778 - 3.1779Capitaine de Corsaire†ref:692

DateEventSource
3.1779Taken by ref:692

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
23.2.1779-6.1779	Dunkirk Privateer Flotilla 1779	Jean Baptiste Charles RoyerFrench Naval Sailor Privateer Merchant Sailor Service 1772-1780

IDNameAuthorType

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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