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L'Ecrevisse

30452
Nominal Guns1BG
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Extant1801FWIKI
ShipyardUnknownBG
CategoryUnratedBG
Ship TypeAdvice Boat (Aviso)FWIKI
Captured27.5.1801BG

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
aft.4.1801 - 27.5.1801Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Bernard DubourdieuFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1792-1801
FWIKI

Service History


DateEventSource
27.5.1801Taken by
Corso (18) 1796-1814
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
BG


Notes on Ship


CaptureBG

El Corso , off Mansredonia ,
SIR , May 27 , 1801 .
I have the Honor to acquaint you, that this morning, at 9 o'Clock, we captured , off Mansredonia, the "Ecrevisse" , a small vessel , mounting 1 Brass Gun , commanded by M. Bernard Du Bourdier , Lieutenant of the "Regenerée" , who with another Officer was carrying dispatches from Alexandria to Ancona . I have the Honor to be, &c.
(Signed) W. RICKETTS



Sources


IDNameAuthorType
BGThe London GazetteOfficial, Web Site
FWIKIWikipedia - FranceVarious, Web Site
 
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