French Privateer 'La Confiance' (1797)

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La Confiance
Nominal Guns	18	ref:692
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1797	ref:692
Home Port	Nantes - Brittany	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Unknown
Last known	1800	ref:692

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen300French Tonneaux293.7

Armament

1797Broadside Weight = 1.5 French Livre (1.6188 lbs 0.7344 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck6 French Swivel
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fonte

1798Broadside Weight = 1.5 French Livre (1.6188 lbs 0.7344 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck6 French Swivel
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fonte

1799Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck18 French Canons de Fonte

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1797 - 1800 Principal Managing Ownerref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1797145 ref:692
1798145 ref:692
1799145 ref:692

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1797 - 1798Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921798Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921799Capitaine de Corsaireref:692bef.3.2.1799 - 1799Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
3.2.1799Took the Merchantman E-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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