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Auguste (1808 privateer)

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History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameAuguste
BuilderCourau Frères, Bordeaux
Commissioned1808
FateCaptured 1811
General characteristics [1]
Displacement300 tons (French)
Length33.1 m (108 ft 7 in)
Beam9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Sail planShip
Complement70
Armament18 × 8-pounder short guns
NotesThree-masted

Auguste (or Augusta) was a privateer launched at Bordeaux in 1808. She made three cruises. For her first cruise she was under the command of a Captain Henry, with 70 men and eighteen 8-pounder guns. For her second cruise she was under a Captain La Case. Her third and last cruise took place from December 1810 until her capture on 6 April 1811. She was under the command of Juan Jamays, with 11 officers and 115 men.[1]

Capture: HMS Emerald captured Auguste on 6 April 1811,[2] and brought her into Cork.[3]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Demerliac (2003), p. 287, n°2303.
  2. ^ "No. 16548". The London Gazette. 3 December 1811. p. 2341.
  3. ^ Lloyd's List, №4554.

References

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  • Demerliac, Alain (2003). La Marine du Consulat et du Premier Empire: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1800 A 1815 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-903179-30-1.