French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Preneuse' (1794)

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La Preneuse
Nominal Guns	40
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1794
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis
Category	Fifth Rate
National Rate	Troisième Rang
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk in Action	11.12.1799	BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1798 - 11.12.1799Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
20.4.1798Took the East Indiaman Tellicherry roads Kerala ref:2096
20.4.1798Took the East Indiaman Tellicherry roadsref:2096
20.9.1799Action at Algoa Bay
10.10.1799Jupiter vs Preneuse

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:2096 Digital Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 10th of April 2016 18:04

1799 Dec. 11 Fr Preneuse36 sailing for île de France, was chased by the Tremendous74, Cap John Osborn. As she closed to the land, the Adamant50, Cap William Hotham, cut off her escape route; attempting to sail under the protection of the coastal forts at Baie du Tombeau, Preneuse44 was washed ashore by erratic winds. The British closed in and battered Preneuse44, which cap Lhermitte then deemed lost; he had the crew abandon ship, while he stayed behind with the officers, struck the colours and scuttled the frigate. British boats attempted to capture Preneuse44, but she came under fire from the coastal batteries and had to be abandoned. The officers of Preneuse were taken to Adamant, where they were treated with courtesy by Commodore Botham. Lhermitte was released on parole the next day.

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