French brig Duc de Chartres (1780 Saint-Malo)

For other ships with the same name, see French brig Duc de Chartres (1780 Le Havre).
History
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NameDuc de Chartres
BuilderSaint-Malo
Laid down1779
Launched1780
RenamedCoureur 29 September 1782
FateCondemned March 1798
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen80 (French; "of load")
PropulsionSail
Sail planbrig
Armament14 × 4-pounder guns
ArmourTimber

The French brig Duc de Chartres was built between 1779 and 1780 at Saint-Malo as a privateer. The French Navy purchased her in September 1782 at Île de France (Mauritius).

In 1792 the French navy renamed her Coureur. After coppering her, the Navy transferred her back to Mauritius.[1] In November or December 1793 (Frimaire An II) lieutenant de vaisseau Garaud sailed her to Mauritius.[2] Under his command she was present at the battle of Île Ronde on 22 October 1794,[3] but sustained no casualties.

She was condemned at Île de France in March 1798.[4] She was last mentioned in 1801 and her remains were still visible in 1808.[5]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Demerliac (1996), p. 186, №1837.
  2. ^ Fonds Marine, vol.1, p.58.
  3. ^ Fonds Marine, vol.1, p.83.
  4. ^ Winfield & Roberts (2015), p. 166.
  5. ^ Demerliac (1996), p. 77, №496.

References

  • Archives de France. Fonds marine campagnes : opérations, divisions et stations navales, missions diverses : inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB⁴. Centre historique des Archives nationales. ISBN 978-2860002653.
  • Demerliac, Alain (1996). La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 9782906381230. OCLC 468324725.
  • Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2.