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La Fantaisie

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Nominal Guns10ref:692
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired6.1781ref:692
Home PortDunkerque - Flanders ref:692
ShipyardUnknownref:692
CategoryPrivateerref:692
Ship TypeLuggerref:692
Last known1.1783ref:692

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen90French Tonneaux88.11 

Armament


1781Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck10 French Canons de Fonte

1782Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck14 French Canons de Fonte

1783Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fonte

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1781/06 - 1783/01
Guillaume François AgetFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1780-1798
Principal Managing Owner
ref:683

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
6.178166with Captain Dowlingref:692
5.178255with Captain Boornref:692
12.178264with Captain Drewref:692

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.1781 - 10.1781Capitaine de Corsaire
Patrick DowlingFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1778-1783
ref:683
5.1782 - 1782Capitaine de Corsaire
Richard BoornFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1780-1782
ref:683
12.1782 - 1.1783Capitaine de Corsaire
Jacques DrewFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1782-1783
ref:683

Service History


DateEventSource
6.1781

From 06/1781 to 01/1783 , took 11 prizes and 58 ransoms for only the Amirauté of Morlaix.

Estimation by de Villiers of his Liquidation Générale at Dunkirk for 1781 : 856814 Livres Tournois (Cruize of Captain Dowling)

ref:683

 
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