French Privateer corvette 'La Comtesse de Brionne' (1778)

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La Comtesse de Brionne
Nominal Guns	20	ref:692
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1778	ref:692
Home Port	Dunkerque - Flanders	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Corvette	ref:692
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:692
Disarmed	3.9.1779	ref:692

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen300French Tonneaux293.7

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1778 - 1779/09/03ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1778240 ref:692
1779240 ref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1778Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921779 - 3.9.1779Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1778

Took 2 prizes under Captain Meulenaer

ref:692
1778

Build value : 208520 Livres Tournois

ref:692
3.9.1779

Disarmed at Ostend

ref:692

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Posted by Bruno AUDIAS on Wednesday 21st of January 2026 14:39

Please i'm looking for information aboit the ship "Contesse de Brionne" and on captain Jean Meuleaer. I'm a parent with th Vicont Grant de Vaux who use this boat in 1778 from Mauritus Iland. Please help me.

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