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L'Oiseau

6132
Nominal Guns12ref:692
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired8.1803ref:692
Home PortRochefort - Aunis ref:692
ShipyardUnknownref:692
CategoryPrivateerref:692
Ship TypeSchoonerref:692
Captured12.9.1803ref:692
Becomes
British schooner 'Redbridge' (1803) (12) 1803-1805
British 12 Gun
Unrated Schooner

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck81'0"Imperial Feet24.6888 
Breadth21'6"Imperial Feet6.5532 
Burthen170Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen150French Tonneaux147.829 

Armament


12.9.1803Broadside Weight UnknownBG
Gun Deck10 French Canons de Fonte

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
180368 ref:692
12.9.180368 BG

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1803 - 12.9.1803Capitaine de Corsaire
Nicholas Brune DaubinFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Marine
Service 1803
BG

Service History


DateEventSource
3.9.1803

Depart from Rochefort

BG
12.9.1803Taken by
Argo (44) 1781-1816
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
BG


Notes on Ship


Description CaptureBG

Admiralty-Office, September 24, 1803.
Cody of a Letter from Captain Hallowed, of His Majesty's Ship Argo, to Sir Evan Nepean, Bart,
dated at Sea, tbe 12 th September 1803.
SIR , be pleased to acquaint their Lordships, that His Majesty's Ship Argo has this day captured L'Oiseau Cutter Privateer, of 10 guns and 68 men, commanded by Nicholas Brune Daubin, Enseigne de Vaisseau : her Second Lieutenant was unfortunately killed by one of our guns during the chafe. She had been 9 days from Rochefort and taken nothing.
l am , Sir, &c. B. HALLOWELL .



 
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