French Privateer ship 'Le Necker' (1779)

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Le Necker	17741
Nominal Guns	18	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1779	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1774
Category	Privateer	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Ship	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	26.10.1781	NNF-1774
Becomes	British Sixth Rate sloop 'Necker' (1781) (28)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Burthen150Ton

Armament

1779Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck20 French Canons de Fonte

7.1779Broadside Weight = 1 French Livre (1.0792 lbs 0.4896 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck4 French Swivel
Gun Deck20 French Canons de Fonte

12.1779Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck20 French Canons de Fonte

1781Broadside Weight = 1 French Livre (1.0792 lbs 0.4896 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck4 French Swivel
Gun Deck16 French Canons de Fonte

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1779/07 - 1779 de Longuemart Principal Managing Ownerref:692
1779/12 - 1780 Haussoulier Principal Managing Ownerref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779125 ref:692
1779150 NNF-1774
7.1779130 ref:692
12.1779105 ref:692
178188 NNF-1774

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1779Corsaire CaptainGuillaume Fauhéref:6927.1779 - 1779Corsaire CaptainCornil-Jacques BartNNF-177412.1779 - 1780Corsaire CaptainJean-Felix HoussoisNNF-17741781 - 26.10.1781Corsaire CaptainFrançois MouginNNF-1774

Service History

DateEventSource
1779

Build Value : 146033 Livres Tournois

ref:692
7.1779

Took under Captain Bart , 3 ships

ref:692
26.10.1781Taken by Hannibal (50)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:692J. J. Salein, Web Site

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