French Privateer brig 'Le Jason' (1813)

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Le Jason
Nominal Guns	22	BG
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1813	ref:692
Home Port	Bordeaux - Guyenne	ref:692
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	ref:692
Category	Privateer	BG
Ship Type	Brig	BG
Captured	31.12.1813	ref:692
Becomes	British 'Jason' (1813) (22) 1813-1814 British 22 Gun Unrated Unknown

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBG
Burthen264Ton

Armament

31.12.1813Broadside Weight UnknownBG
Gun Deck14 French Canons de Fonte

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
181386 ref:692
31.12.181354and 10 passengersBG

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 31.12.1813Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
26.12.1813

With a cargo of wine , silks and other articles of merchandise and 10 passengers , bound to New York from Bordeaux

BG
31.12.1813Taken by BG

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Tuesday 11th of July 2017 21:29

She was 264 tons reported as seized

Posted by AvM on Tuesday 11th of July 2017 21:21

FRom LOndon Gazette 26 Feb 1814

The Venerable also captured, on December 31, the French letter of marque brig, Jason, pierced for 22 guns, mounting 14, twelve of which were thrown overboard in the chase; cargo, silks, wines, &c.—Sixty-four persons on board, ten of them are passengers.

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