French Privateer lugger 'L'Alexandrine' (1798)

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L'Alexandrine
Nominal Guns	1	BWAS-1714
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1798	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Lugger	BWAS-1714
Captured	2.3.1798	BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
2.3.1798Taken by in the Channel

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 14th of June 2026 14:27

His Majesty’s ship Charon, off Torbay, March 2 – Sir, I have the honour to acquaint you for the information of their Lordships, that this morning, the Bury Head being N 6 W two leagues, I chaced for three hours, and captured a fast sailing lugger privateer, called l’Alexandrine, commanded by Anseline Septan, belonging to Brest, but last from Morlaix, mounting four swivels and one carriage-gun, with twenty-eight men; out six days, but had not taken any thing. Tho Manby. [Hampshire Chronicle, 10 March 1798, ex London Gazette]

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