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French ship Vaillant (1801)

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92: 46: 494:, stated that had they not come up the chase would have taken two more hours; she had thrown her six 6-pounder guns overboard during the chase. She had been out for 20 days on a four-month cruise but had only captured the Halifax packet 498:. Maitland described her as "one of the most complete Ships ever fitted out at Bourdeaux, and is perfectly calculated to be taken into His Majesty's Service; sails incomparably fast...". 672: 373: 633: 662: 614: 657: 146: 457: 514:, but never commissioned her or fitted her for sea. The Navy sold her in May 1811 for breaking up. 487: 315:
was a privateer corvette launched in 1801 at Bordeaux. She made several cruises before the British
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La Marine du Consulat et du Premier Empire: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1800 A 1815
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but never commissioned her or fitted her for sea. It sold her for breaking up in 1811.
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captured her in June 1805. The Navy took her into service as HMS
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and brought her into the Royal Navy as the 6th-rate HMS
448:, from the West Indies. The crew had landed in France. 535: 470:) on 26 June 1805 and gave chase. After 12 hours 644: 440:) carried a report from the French papers that 486:arrived on the scene and cut her off. Captain 413:and sent her for Bordeaux. But on 6 December 166:124 ft 0 in (37.8 m) (gundeck) 278:1801:4 × 8-pounder guns + 18 × 18-pounder 604: 529: 623: 581: 541: 405:was returning to England from Honduras. 19:For other ships with the same name, see 645: 355:3rd cruise (August to December 1803): 89: 43: 13: 430:Captain Dettebecho (?) the Elder. 339:was commissioned in January 1801. 14: 684: 231:16 ft 6 in (5.0 m) 124:Sold for breaking up in May 1811 90: 44: 575: 561: 547: 364:encountered the merchant ship 295:Upperdeck: 22 × 9-pounder guns 1: 673:Sixth rates of the Royal Navy 609:(in French). Éditions Ancre. 598: 532:, p. 285, n°2276, p.285. 501: 444:had captured the packet boat 183: in (30.9 m) (keel) 16:French naval ship (1801–1805) 517: 331: 7: 591:. 2 July 1805. p. 862. 301:: 8 × 18-pounder carronades 10: 689: 451: 357:Captain Alexandre Etienne 345:Captain Alexandre Etienne 18: 663:Privateer ships of France 605:Demerliac, Alain (2003). 506:The Royal Navy purchased 326: 128: 38: 34: 571:3 September 1805, №4250. 557:13 December 1803, №4410. 129:General characteristics 628:. Seaforth Publishing. 624:Winfield, Rif (2008). 474:had to surrender when 213: in (10.2 m) 199:Royal Navy:33 ft 658:Ships built in France 496:Lord Charles Spencer 351:Captain Destebetcho 116:June 1805 by capture 21:French ship Vaillant 385: /  588:The London Gazette 349:2nd cruise (1802): 343:1st cruise (1801): 635:978-1-86176-246-7 389:49.167°N 11.000°W 308: 307: 137:400 tons (French) 680: 639: 620: 593: 592: 579: 573: 565: 559: 551: 545: 539: 533: 530:Demerliac (2003) 527: 400: 399: 397: 396: 395: 390: 386: 383: 382: 381: 378: 212: 211: 207: 204: 182: 181: 177: 174: 97: 94: 51: 48: 32: 31: 688: 687: 683: 682: 681: 679: 678: 677: 643: 642: 636: 617: 601: 596: 580: 576: 566: 562: 552: 548: 542:Winfield (2008) 540: 536: 528: 524: 520: 504: 454: 394:49.167; -11.000 393: 391: 387: 384: 379: 376: 374: 372: 371: 334: 329: 209: 205: 202: 200: 179: 175: 172: 170: 95: 49: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 686: 676: 675: 670: 668:Captured ships 665: 660: 655: 641: 640: 634: 621: 615: 600: 597: 595: 594: 574: 560: 546: 544:, p. 243. 534: 521: 519: 516: 503: 500: 453: 450: 360:On 2 December 333: 330: 328: 325: 306: 305: 304: 303: 302: 296: 292: 289: 288: 285: 282: 275: 268: 264: 263: 262: 261: 255: 254: 251: 248: 244: 237: 233: 232: 229: 225: 224: 221: 217: 216: 215: 214: 197: 192: 188: 187: 186: 185: 184: 167: 163: 160: 155: 151: 150: 143: 139: 138: 135: 131: 130: 126: 125: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 103: 99: 98: 96:United Kingdom 87: 86: 83: 79: 78: 75: 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 57: 53: 52: 41: 40: 36: 35: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 685: 674: 671: 669: 666: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 650: 648: 637: 631: 627: 622: 618: 616:2-903179-30-1 612: 608: 603: 602: 590: 589: 584: 578: 572: 570: 564: 558: 556: 550: 543: 538: 531: 526: 522: 515: 513: 509: 499: 497: 493: 489: 485: 484: 479: 478: 473: 469: 465: 461: 460: 449: 447: 443: 439: 435: 434: 429: 425: 423: 419: 418: 412: 408: 404: 398: 369: 368: 363: 358: 356: 352: 350: 346: 344: 340: 338: 324: 322: 318: 314: 313: 300: 297: 294: 293: 290: 286: 283: 281: 277: 276: 274: 271: 270: 269: 266: 265: 259: 256: 252: 249: 246: 245: 243: 240: 239: 238: 235: 234: 230: 228:Depth of hold 227: 226: 222: 219: 218: 198: 196:French:10.22m 195: 194: 193: 190: 189: 168: 165: 164: 161: 159:French:37.80m 158: 157: 156: 153: 152: 148: 144: 141: 140: 136: 133: 132: 127: 123: 120: 119: 115: 112: 111: 108: 104: 101: 100: 93: 88: 84: 81: 80: 76: 73: 72: 68: 65: 64: 61: 58: 55: 54: 47: 42: 37: 33: 30: 26: 22: 625: 606: 586: 577: 568: 563: 554: 549: 537: 525: 511: 507: 505: 495: 491: 482: 476: 471: 467: 463: 462:encountered 458: 455: 445: 441: 437: 433:Lloyd's List 431: 428:Last cruise: 427: 426: 421: 416: 410: 406: 402: 366: 361: 359: 354: 353: 348: 347: 342: 341: 336: 335: 320: 311: 310: 309: 272: 257: 241: 169:101 ft 142:Tons burthen 134:Displacement 106: 59: 29: 25:HMS Barbette 583:"No. 15821" 420:recaptured 392: / 291:Royal Navy: 653:1801 ships 647:Categories 599:References 502:Royal Navy 317:Royal Navy 280:carronades 258:Royal Navy 253:1805:221 236:Complement 162:Royal Navy 518:Citations 483:Brilliant 446:Brilliant 415:HMS  409:captured 332:Privateer 273:Privateer 242:Privateer 85:June 1805 512:Barbette 508:Vaillant 488:Maitland 477:Melampus 472:Vaillant 464:Vaillant 442:Vaillant 407:Vaillant 362:Vaillant 337:Vaillant 321:Barbette 312:Vaillant 267:Armament 250:1803:272 247:1801:120 113:Acquired 107:Barbette 82:Captured 74:Launched 69:Bordeaux 60:Vaillant 468:Valiant 452:Capture 422:Rachael 417:Goliath 411:Rachael 403:Rachael 380:11°00′W 377:49°10′N 367:Rachael 220:Draught 208:⁄ 178:⁄ 66:Builder 39:History 632:  613:  327:Career 154:Length 50:France 492:Loire 490:, of 480:and 459:Loire 223:5.03m 145:605 ( 630:ISBN 611:ISBN 456:HMS 260::173 191:Beam 121:Fate 105:HMS 102:Name 77:1801 56:Name 23:and 401:as 370:at 649:: 585:. 569:LL 555:LL 438:LL 424:. 299:QD 147:bm 638:. 619:. 466:( 436:( 210:4 206:3 203:+ 201:6 180:4 176:3 173:+ 171:5 149:) 27:.

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French ship Vaillant
HMS Barbette
French Navy Ensign

bm
carronades
QD
Royal Navy
Rachael
49°10′N 11°00′W / 49.167°N 11.000°W / 49.167; -11.000
HMS Goliath
Lloyd's List
Loire
Melampus
Brilliant
Maitland
Demerliac (2003)
Winfield (2008)
LL 13 December 1803, №4410.
LL 3 September 1805, №4250.
"No. 15821"
The London Gazette
ISBN
2-903179-30-1
ISBN
978-1-86176-246-7
Categories
1801 ships
Ships built in France
Privateer ships of France

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