French Privateer 'Le Mercure' (1797)

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Le Séduisant (74) 1783-1796
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1793 Renamed "Pelletier"
1795 Renamed "Séduisant"
(1783)
L'Impatiente (40) 1795-1796
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1795)
L'Amaranthe (14) 1793-1796
French 14 Gun
Unrated Brig
(1793)
Alexander HoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1795
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British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1761)
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British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
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British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
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Le Mercure
Nominal Guns	16	ref:692
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	9.1797	ref:692
Home Port	St Malo - Brittany	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Captured	9.1797	ref:692

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen200French Tonneaux195.8

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1797/09 - 1798, ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.179797An VI Burthen 200 Tx with Captain de Lastelleref:692
9.1798108An VII Burthen 260 Tx with Captain Dupuy Fromyref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1797 - 1798Capitaine de Corsaireref:6929.1798 - 1798Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1798

Build value : 130000 Livres Tournois

Part wage : 190-55 Livres Tournois

ref:692

Notes on Ship

Owners ref:692

Relatives of the Captain : father or brother or maybe him-self

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by BLOND-PEAUCELLIER on Saturday 10th of February 2018 16:20

C'est important pour l'histoire de la famille, une facette de l'histoire des corsaires que j'ignorais.

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Thursday 11th of June 2026 09:47	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Séduisant' (1783) (74) 1783-1796 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1793 Renamed "Pelletier" 1795 Renamed "Séduisant"
Thursday 11th of June 2026 09:44	Jon Miller	French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Impatiente' (1795) (40) 1795-1796 French 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Thursday 11th of June 2026 09:39	Jon Miller	French brig 'L'Amaranthe' (1793) (14) 1793-1796 French 14 Gun Unrated Brig
Thursday 11th of June 2026 09:34	Jon Miller	Alexander HoodBritish Naval Sailor Service 1755-1795
Thursday 11th of June 2026 09:33	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Courageux' (1761) (74) 1761-1796 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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