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L'Amaranthe

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down5.1793BWAS-1793
Launched23.8.1793BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardHonfleur - Normandy BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrigBWAS-1793
Captured31.12.1796BWAS-1793
Becomes
British sloop 'Amaranthe' (1796) (14) 1796-1799
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck86' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet26.2192 
Length of Keel68' 8 ⅜"Imperial Feet20.7359 
Breadth28' 2 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471 
Depth in Hold13' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet3.9815 
Burthen290 3094Tons BM 

Service History


DateEventSource
31.12.1796Taken by
Diamond (38) 1794-1812
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off Alderney


 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 11th of June 2026 09:39

Arrived at Portsmouth, La Mouanthe, [L'Amaranthe] French frigate, laden with naval stores, from Havre de Grace to Brest, prize to his Majesty’s ship Diamond, of 36 guns, Capt Sir Richard Strachan. [Hampshire Chronicle, 7 January 1797]


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Thursday 11th of June 2026 09:47Jon Miller
French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Séduisant' (1783) (74) 1783-1796
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1793 Renamed "Pelletier"
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Thursday 11th of June 2026 09:44Jon Miller
Thursday 11th of June 2026 09:39Jon Miller
French brig 'L'Amaranthe' (1793) (14) 1793-1796
French 14 Gun
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Thursday 11th of June 2026 09:34Jon Miller
Alexander HoodBritish
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Thursday 11th of June 2026 09:33Jon Miller