French Privateer ship 'Le Courageux' (1799)

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Le Courageux
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1799	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	20.8.1799	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Lutine' (1799) (18) 1799-1802 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen329Tons BM

DateEventSource
20.8.1799Taken by the British by Keith's squadron in the Mediterranean

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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