French Privateer 'L'Aurore' (1756)

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British 4 Gun
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Charles BainsBritish
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Service 1798
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French 20 Gun
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Zephyr (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
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Woodcot (Unknown) 1786-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
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Raymond (Unknown) 1782-1798
British Unknown Gun
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Cassandra (26) 1720-1723
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British 26 Gun
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Sirius (36) 1797-1810
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1797)
James Richard DacresBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1808
Prueba (40) 1802-1822
Spanish 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1802)
Saturn (74) 1786-1813
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1786)
Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
Devastation (6) 1841-1866
British 6 Gun
Unrated Steam Sloop
(1841)
Zephyr (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1790)
Pembroke (60) 1733-1749
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
(1733)
Mercury (20) 1745-1753
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
(1745)
Seahorse (24) 1748-1784
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1748)
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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen180French Tonneaux177.199

9.1757Broadside Weight = 32 French Livre (34.5344 lbs 15.664 kg)ref:818
Gun Deck16 French 4-Pounder

DatesOwnerSource
1756 - 1759ref:692

Date# of MenNotesSource
1756198 ref:692
9.1757150 ref:818
1758198 ref:692
1761173 ref:692

DatesRankNameSource
1756 - 1759Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921761 - 1762Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

DateEventSource
1756

13 prizes from 1756 to 1757 :Swif , Planter , Amy , Defiance , Pensylvanie , Experience , Montserat , ...

Before or at this date , returned at Bayonne

Prizes from 1758 to 1759 : Guillaume , Plaisance , Elisabeth , Windsor , ...

6 prizes from 1761 to 1762 : Godintant , Volontaire , Robin , ...

IDNameAuthorType

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Thursday 11th of June 2026 03:03	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Sirius' (1797) (36) 1797-1810 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Thursday 11th of June 2026 02:59	Jon Miller	James Richard DacresBritish Naval Sailor Service 1762-1808
Thursday 11th of June 2026 02:57	Jon Miller	Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Prueba' (1802) (40) 1802-1822 Spanish 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Thursday 11th of June 2026 02:54	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Saturn' (1786) (74) 1786-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Monday 8th of June 2026 17:20	F.F.	British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1762) (100) 1762-1825 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Princess Royal" 1812 Renamed "Saint George" 1819 Renamed "Barfleur"