French Privateer 'Le Coureur' (1798)

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Le Coureur
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Captured	23.2.1798	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Coureur' (1798) (20) 1798-1801 British 20 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck119' 11 ½"Imperial Feet36.2839
Length of Keel89' 3 ⅝"Imperial Feet27.1431
Breadth27' 4 ½"Imperial Feet8.2423
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen355 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
23.2.1798Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 14th of June 2026 14:35

Captain Charles Stirling, commander of his Majesty’s ship Jason, has captured Le Coureur, a French corvette belonging to the Government of France, and commanded by officers of the navy, but lent the merchants for a privateer. She mounts twenty-four gunsand one hundred and fifty men. [Hampshire Chronicle, 3 March 1798]

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