French Privateer lugger 'L'Argus' (1797)

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L'Argus
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1797	BWAS-1793
Home Port	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1793
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Lugger	BWAS-1793
Captured	3.4.1799	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Argus' (1799) (18) 1799-1811 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck102' 9"Imperial Feet31.2039
Length of Keel82' 3 ½"Imperial Feet25.0063
Breadth27' 3 ½"Imperial Feet8.2423
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen326 ³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1797 - 1799/04/03 Principal Managing Ownerref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1798142 ref:692
3.4.179990 TNC

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1798Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921799 - 3.4.1799Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1798

From 1798 to 1799 , took 5 ships : "Pacific" , ...

ref:692
3.4.1799Taken by TNC
30.4.1799

Arrived at Plymouth

TNC

Notes on Ship

Captainref:692

for 1797 : Mairac same as Paul Nairac aka Paul Mairac ?

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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