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| L'Amarante | 14907 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarante | |||
| Nominal Guns | 18 | ref:692 | |
| Nationality | Royaume de France | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Launched | 1757 | ref:820 | |
| First Commissioned | 1759 | ref:820 | |
| Home Port | St Malo | ref:692 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | ref:820 | |
| Shipyard | Dieppe | ref:820 | |
| Category | Privateer | ref:692 | |
| National Rate | Cinquième Rang | ||
| Ship Type | Unknown | ||
| Captured | 1762/09/17 | ref:692 | |
Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1759 | 70 | ref:692 | |
| 1760 | 234 | as complement Expedition Thurot (seamens and soldiers) | ref:692 |
| 1760/10/04 | 132 | (Avice + 10 lieutenants , 1 enseign , 2 surgeons , 1 chaplain , 117 seamens) | ref:820 |
| 1761 | 60 | ref:692 | |
| 1761/04 | 126 | (8 officiers , 118 seamens) | ref:820 |
Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1759 | 1759 | Corsaire Captain | Antoine Poure | ref:692 |
| 1760 | 1760 | Corsaire Captain | Nicolas Dominique Paillet | ref:692 |
| 1760/10/04 | 1761/02 | Corsaire Captain | Claude Dominique Avice | ref:820 |
| 1761/04/16 | 1762/09/17 | Corsaire Captain | Joseph Brisson | ref:820 |
Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1760/10/04 | 1760/11/09 | Corsaire Lieutenant | Lelong | ref:820 |
| 1760/10/04 | 1761/02 | Corsaire Lieutenant | Pierre Petit | ref:820 |
Service History | Date | Event | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1760/08 | Buy by Chateaubriand at a auction at St Malo after the capture of the "Villegenie" the 05/03/1760 : no date but after the rendition of the books of Villegenie | ref:820 | ||
| 1760/10 | Took 12 prizes : "Phénix" , ... | ref:692 | ||
| 1760/10 | Took the Merchantman Neptune during the cruise of Captain Avice : no date | ref:820 | ||
| 1760/10/31 | Took the Merchantman Slave Ship Nouvel Eugène at the enter of the Channel | ref:820 | ||
| 1760/11/09 | Under Lieutenant Lelong , "Nouvel Eugène" carried to Belle Île | ref:820 | ||
| 1760/12/28 | Took the Merchantman Prince Frederic | ref:820 | ||
| 1761 | Took 3 prizes | ref:692 | ||
| 1761 | Under Lieutenant Petit , "Prince Frederic" carried to the port | ref:820 | ||
| 1761/01/24 | Took the brigantine "Friendship" , George Best, Master , who is ransomed . | ref:818 | ||
| 1761/04 | Build value for the cruise under Captain Brisson : 54001 Livres Tournois | ref:820 | ||
| 1761/04/16 | At the Cap Fréhel with the privateer "Providence" : society with the privateer "Providence" for cruising together | ref:820 | ||
| 1762/09/17 | Taken by Mars | |||
Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| ref:692 | Base de donnés sur les capitaines corsaires , les navires et les armateurs | JJ Salein | Web Site |
| ref:820 | Les procès de corsaires de Mr de Chateaubriand | Web Site | |
| lesCorse | Les Corsaires | Henri Malo | Web Site |
| ref:818 | The London Chronicle Years 1757 to 1763 , 1797 , 1799 to 1800 , 1811 (Not whole numerous volumes | William Fuller Maitland | Digital Book |