French Privateer ship 'Le Necker' (1779)

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Le Necker
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) 1781-1789 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Sloop

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 Principal Managing Ownerref:692
1779/12 - 1780 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 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1779Capitaine de Corsaireref:6927.1779 - 1779Capitaine de CorsaireNNF-177412.1779 - 1780Capitaine de CorsaireNNF-17741781 - 26.10.1781Capitaine de CorsaireNNF-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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Thursday 11th of August 2022 06:18	Benjamin Hughes	Provo Featherstone HughesBritish Naval Sailor Service 1804-1807
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Tuesday 9th of August 2022 10:46	Charles Lane	Sir Thomas UssherBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1838
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