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L'Argus

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1797BWAS-1793
Home PortBordeaux - Guyenne BWAS-1793
ShipyardBordeaux - Guyenne BWAS-1793
CategoryPrivateerBWAS-1793
Ship TypeLuggerBWAS-1793
Captured3.4.1799BWAS-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 394Tons BM 

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1797 - 1799/04/03
Paul NairacFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1797-1799
Principal Managing Owner
ref:692

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1798142 ref:692
3.4.179990 TNC

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1798Capitaine de Corsaire
Gérard MartinFrench
Privateer
Service 1798
ref:692
1799 - 3.4.1799Capitaine de Corsaire
Benoit MorpainFrench
Privateer
Service 1799
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
1798

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

ref:692
3.4.1799Taken by
Pomone (44) 1794-1802
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
TNC
30.4.1799

Arrived at Plymouth

TNC


Notes on Ship


Captainref:692

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



 
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