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L'Utile | 7272 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 16 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | République Française | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Acquired | 1799 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Bordeaux - Guyenne | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Privateer | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Sloop | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sailing Rig | Brig | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1.4.1799 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Becomes | British sloop 'Utile' (1799) (16)
1799-1801 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | ||
My Lord, Boadicea at sea, April 1, 1799.
I have the honor to inform your Lordship of the capture of a Third Privateer this cruize, by the Boadicea, viz. L'Utile, a very fine brig of 16 guns, 8-pounders, 10 of which are brass, and 120 men, quite new, and 3 weeks from Bordeaux.
I have the Honor to be, &c. &c. &c.
R. G. KEATS.