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L'Espadon

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Nominal Guns2ref:692
NationalityEmpire Français
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1811ref:692
Home PortMorlaix - Brittany ref:692
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryPrivateerref:692
Ship TypeUnknownBWAS-1793
Captured22.5.1812BWAS-1793

Armament


1811Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck2 French Canons de Fonte

1812Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck3 French Canons de Fonte

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1811
Robert Surcouf (Sieur du Bois Gris)French
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Owner
Privateer
Ship Builder
Service 1795-1814
Principal Managing Owner
ref:692
1812 - 1812/05/22
F. Le Saulnier St JeanFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1812
Principal Managing Owner
ref:692

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
181145 ref:692
181245 ref:692

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1811Capitaine de Corsaire
Jean Baptiste BotterelleFrench
Privateer
Service 1807-1811
ref:692
1812 - 22.5.1812Capitaine de Corsaire
Antonio Joseph Preira Valadare BalidarPortugese
Privateer
Service 1795-1812
ref:692

Service History


DateEventSource
1812

Took the ships : "John and Sally" , "Saratoga" , "Massachussets" , "Talaveyra" , ...

ref:692
22.5.1812Taken by
Rota (38) 1807-1816
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate


 
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