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Demerliac request 28 May 2021

Hi Rama, all well here; hope same-same your side. I have just put up HMS Cracker (1804). She captured two very small privateers in the Channel, Ete and Diana, and was in company at the capture of a third, Furet. Does Demerliac ave anything? Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 17:56, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello, glad to have some news! We just got our first injections here, this brings us closer to the day when we can travel again!

• Été: 22-man, 2-gun privateer captured by HMS Cracker circa May 1805 (p. 335, unnumbered)
• Diane (n°1609, p.233): a 23-ton privateer commissioned in Dunkirk in 1810. She was pierced for four, but armed with only 2 guns, with 24 to 28 men under Pierre-Nicolas Delille. Captured by Cracker around November 1810.
• For Furet, I am uncertain: there is a Furet (n°1772, p.245) from Boulogne, commissioned in the summer of 1808. She was first under Jean-Baptiste-Benjamin Levillain, and later under Jacques-Antoine Altazan (or Altazin). She was captured in December 1808 off Barfleur by a British frigate. It would not seem to reconcile well with being captured by a brig in April 1808, and I have no other more likely candidate.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 08:23, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Glad to hear that you are getting access to shots. My wife and I flew to see our 2-year old grandson earlier this month after an 18-month hiatus; it was wonderful. Next, we hope to be able to visit the UK and Europe again later this year. We just don't want to spend two weeks in quarantine in a hotel at Heathrow.

Anyway, good results re the privateers. I will start adding the info later today. Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 12:08, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 30 May 2021

Hi Rama, I have just expanded HMS Calliope (1808). In 1810 she captured a Dunkirk privateer, Comtesse d'Hambourg. I hope Demerliac has something on her. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 17:54, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

• Comtesse d'Hambourg (n°1469, p.223), privateer schooner commissioned in (three guesses?) Hamburg, circa October 1810. 51 and 14 guns (6 8-pounders and 8 12-pounder carronades). Captured by HMS Calliope on 25 October 1810 at 54°8' North and 2°7' E.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 08:32, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Done. Thanks. Acad Ronin (talk) 15:42, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 11 June 2021

Hi Rama, I have just uploaded two articles: HMS Britomart (1808) and HMS Demerara (1806) Britomart captured two privateers: Éole and Intrepid. Demerara was the captured French privateer Cosmopoli. The capture took place out in the West Indies so it is unlikely that Demerliac has anything. I have not been able find anything in my usual British sources about her either. Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 01:58, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

• Éole (no 1612, p.233): privateer lugger from Dunkirk, pierced for 6, commissioned in February 1810. First cruise under Jean-Louis-Marie Berquez with 26 men and 5 guns from February to July 1810. Second under Jean-Louis-François Huet with 30 men and 4 to 5 guns in 1810/1811. Third under Pierre-Olivier Dubost with 31 or 32 men, with 6 or 8 swivel guns until July 1812, when captured by HMS Osprey, Leveret and Britomard.
• Intrépide: None at these dates
• Amitié: None at these dates
• Cosmopoli: no mention

Cheers! Rama (talk) 15:22, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for this. I have added the Eole info to Britomart. Too bad about Cosmopoli – definitely a mystery ship. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 18:51, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 15 June 2021

Hi Rama, I have just uploaded HMS Stormont (1781). Could you please check if Demerliac has anything on her French service? I have checked and incorporated Roche, but he has little. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 17:56, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

Stormont (n°485, p.76 of 1774-1792): taken from the British at the capture of Demerary, struck in 1786. 166- or 4-pounders, pierced for at least 18.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 15:10, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. At least it gives me an excuse to add Demerliac to the list of references in the Stormont article, making the article more respectable. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 18:52, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 21 June 2021

Hi Rama, I have just put up Venus (1802 ship), a slaver. In 1804 the French privateer Uncle Thomas (or My Uncle Thomas) captured Venus. Various newspaper reports state that Uncle Thomas was already capturing British vessels in 1801. They describe her as a corvette of 20 guns and 250 men, operating out of La Rochelle. Does Demerliac have anything on her? Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 02:51, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

Mon Oncle Thomas (n°2208, p.279), three-masted privateer from La Rochelle. She was possibly the former Spanish Rosa, captured in 1793. 35.40 m long, 8.77 beam and 1.78m draft, 300 to 350 tonnes. First cruis under Jean Fizel from December 1799 to April 1800 with circa 150 men and 16 guns. Second cruise from September 1803 to January 1804 under André Papin, with 200 to 230 men and 26 guns (18 8-pounder guns and 8 12-pounder carronades). Third cruise under Pierre d'Harambide with the same armament from February 1804 to June 1804. Fourth cruise under Auguste Papin with 220 men and the same armament from September 1804 to November 1804, when she was captured in combat in the Atlantic by a British frigate.

I would love to see whether you manage to identify her captor.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 15:42, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Excellent result on your part; unsatisfying one on mine. All I have been able to find is a statement by Lord Nelson that Fisgard had sent into Gibraltar the privateer Oncle Thoomas, of 18 guns. I can find nothing more about her capture. Nothing in the London Gazette, or Lloyd's List, or James, or the newspapers. I have enough, though, for an article about her. She captured numerous prizes on her cruises and in January 1804 was part of a small French squadron that captured Goree. I have also found one or two nice anecdotes about her. It's just annoying that I can't find a Gazette letter about her capture. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 18:10, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

These are very impressive results! I look forwards very much to reading the article, clearly a case where searching documents in both languages gives us an edge. I see she is further mentioned in three of my other sources, I will give you the details tomorrow. Cheers! Rama (talk) 21:24, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

I am looking forward to seeing what else you can find about Mon Oncle Thomas. I have just put up French capture of Gorée (1804), an action in which she participated. The article has list of French privateers, mostly from Cayenne, but I hope that Demerliac has something on one or more of them. I think Vigie is a naval vessel but I can't confirm it because neither Roche nor Winfield & Roberts make any mention of the invasion of Goree. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 23:37, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello, catching back where I had left: Mon Oncle Thomas is mentionned in three of my sources:

• Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome premier : BB4 1 à 209 (1790–1804) (PDF). Vincennes. 2010. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |autho= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

p.260: Privateer Mon Oncle Thomas, from La Rochelle: cruise between Azores and Cape Clear, under Captain Fizel, returned to Paulliac and then La Rochelle. 27 Brumaire to 13 Pluviose An IX.

• Meschinet de Richemond, Louis Marie (1870). Les Marins Rochelais, notes biographiques (in French). =La Rochelle: G. Mareschal.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

p.257: Mon Oncle Thomas was at some point between 1797 and 1802 under Abraham-Jean-Louis Giscard, commissioned by the Chégaray brothers.

• Gallois, Napoléon (1847). Les Corsaires français sous la République et l'Empire (in French). Vol. 2. Julien, Lanier et compagnie.

p.441: Mon Oncle Thomas took part in the capture of Gorée in An XII. She is mentionned in Le Moniteur (sadly I have not yet managed to find a complete digital copy of Le Moniteur).

Not an enormous trove of information, but there are details that we did not yet have, and it will beef up the sources a little bit. Cheers! Rama (talk) 17:37, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

I just checked Vigie, she was indeed a naval vessel (n°197, p.37): schooner built in Nantes between May and September 1799 by Mathurin, Louis and Antoine Crucy, plans by Pierre Ozanne. Refits in Lorient in 1803 and August 1804. She foundered after running on an uncharted rock off Pointe des Pilours, six 4-pounder bronze guns were recovered. She was a Télégraphe-class vessel, the lead ship (n°195, p.37) is reported as being 25.01 metre long at the waterline, 24.04 at the keel, 6.17m beam, 2.46m draft, and a cost of 50.000 francs; she would have a crew of 3 officers and between 42 and 55 men. Armament varied between 18 swivel guns, 2 3-pounders and 18 swivel guns, 1 8-pounder and 2 4-pounders, etc. 1.5 month autonomy.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 17:48, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for this. I am finding lots of French stuff by googling "Oncle Thomas" and the name of her captain, but it is all snippet views, and so I know I am missing useful info that is in the long document. There is a surprising amount out there, but it is just not fully accessible. I will add the info you have and look for more. BY the way, the Revue historique des Antilles, Issues 1-6, pp.41-46 has an article on the capture of Goree that mentions Mon Oncle in two snippets. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 18:24, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

I just found this: Saugera, Eric (2002). Bordeaux port négrier (XVIIe-XIXe siècles). Karthala Editions. It has great info re the capture of Goree, and the English slave ships Imperial and Venus. Acad Ronin (talk) 20:51, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 4 July 2021

Hi Rama, I have just put up HMS Wolf (1804). She captured two French privateers, Regulator and Napoleon. Because this happened in the Caribbean I am not hopeful, but still it is worth checking. Thanks and regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 16:38, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

• Régulateur (n°2702, p.317), a privateer schooner from Saint-Domingue or Cuba commissioned in 1803, and recommissioned in Guadeloupe in 1805, with 80 men and 5 guns (1 18-pounder and 4 6-pounders). Captured in Azeraderos by HMS Malabar and Wolf, sustained 1 killed and 2 wounded. She then founded, killing 3 more of her crew.
• Napoléon (n°2708, p.317), a privateer schooner commissioned in Saint-Domingue in December 1804. She was formerly the British prize British Domonica (?). 66 men and 5 guns (1 9-pounder, 2 4-pounders and 2 12-pounder carronades). Captured in Azeraderos by HMS Malabar and Wolf, sustained 5 wounded.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 18:43, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

That's much better than I had expected. I have added the info to the HMS Wolf article. Thanks. I am still trying to find anything about "British Dominica". So far, no luck. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 20:54, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 1 July 2021

Hi Rama, I am still working on Mon Oncle Thomas. In the meantime, I have put up French schooner Vigie (1799). Once again, we have succeeded by putting together French and English sources more than one might expect. It is especially curious that the French sources dont mention the capture of Goree as her captain, Jean-Michel Mahe, went on to have a distinguished career and has an English-language wikipedia article. Anyway, does Demerliac have anything about privateers named Vigie? There was one that was captured in May 1799, shortly before our Vigie was launched, and I found a reference to a privateer schooner Vigie that captured a British merchant vessel in the mid-1800s and took her into Cayenne. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 20:24, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

I only have one

• Vigie (n°2157, p.251 of 1792-1799): privateer schooner operating in the Channel in 1799 with 14 guns and 71 men. Captured by the British privateer Resolution, from Guernsey, on 25 May 1799.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 18:34, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, I will set up a Vigie (ship) page and put this there. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 21:00, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 9 July 2021

Hi Rama, still nothing on "British Domonica/Dominica". However, I found an interesting item about the capture of the French privateer Atalante, which became HMS Hawk (1803). I wonder if Demerliac has any background on Atalante? Thanks, and regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 20:24, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello, and sorry for the late answer.

Yes, Atalante (n°2279, p.285), a merchantman active from 1802 and commissioned as a privateer in June 1803 in Bordeaux. 27.7 metres by 8.5 by 2.5, 220 tonnes. Cruise under Arnaud Martin with 128 men and 14 6-pounders until captured by HMS Plantagenet.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 18:01, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for this. I have added it to the HMS Hawke article. Acad Ronin (talk) 20:49, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 15 July 2021

Hi Rama, I have just added some info in a footnote in Atlas (1801 ship). After the fall of the Cape Colony in 1806 Atlas was a cartel that took prisoners from the wrecked French frigate Atalante and a corvette named Napoleon. Napoleon appears to have been a large privateer corvette coming out of France and I hope that Demerliac has some info about her. Thanks, regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 19:27, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

I think that the most likely candidate is Napoléon (n°2031, p.265), ex-Bonaparte, a three-masted privateer from Saint-Malo built in 1803 and 1804, and commissioned at Saint-Servan in January 1805. 3.35 metre draft empty, 4.87 metre full load. 28 guns (4 8-pounders, 6 6-pounders, 16 32-pounder carronades and 2 36-pounder obusiers, 400 tonnes. Cruise to Ile de France under Malo-Jean Le Nouvel with 147 to 180 men, then 2 more cruises from Ile de France with 180 to 250 men, and 32 guns. Ran aground on 23 November 1806 at Hood Bay while under fire from HMS Narcissus and another British frigate, the crew managed to escape.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 18:13, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Excellant result. I have added the info to the article on Atlas. I will have to see if I can find enough more about her to justify a small article. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 20:49, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Prise de sept vaisseaux anglais par la frégate "l'Aigle", le 2 mars 1811

Hi Rama, Do you have any background on this picture? Many thanks. Broichmore (talk) 14:02, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

the caption states: "Capture of seven English ships of the line by the frigate Aigle on 2 March 1811". This upsets me greatly, since

• a frigate does not capture a ship of the line, much less seven of them
• the ship depicted is not a frigate
• no frigate named Aigle was in service with the French Navy in the year 1811
• a French ship of 1811 would have flown the tricolour; this is the flag of the Ancien Régime
• the architecture of the ship is very obviously 17th century. The vertical bowsprit would be ridiculously archaic for the early 19th century, the quarterdeck is high and narrow, the ornaments are in a earlier style, etc.

Now, that title seems to come from official sources [1], but the notes give us more informations:

• the ships are English and Dutch merchantmen
• "Aigle" is the name of the French commander, not of his ship: he was Jean-Baptiste des Acres de l'Aigle. This person became a Knight in the Order of Malta in 1683 ([2], p. 26) and rose to Lieutenant général des Armées navales.
• the date of 2 March 1811 is obviously related neither to Jean-Baptiste des Acres nor to Théodore Gudin. I do not know where that date comes from
• the date of the battle eludes me, but given that it seems to oppose France to England and the Netherlands, it would suggest the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), which is consistent with the naval architecture of the ships depicted and with what we know of Des Acres de l'Aigle.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 23:02, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

PS: I asked around, and it would seem that the actual date of the battle would be 2 March 1711 (during the War of the Spanish Succession), entailing that it would be a different Chevalier de l'Aigle than Jean-Baptiste des Acres de l'Aigle. Rama (talk) 09:26, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

PPS: according to Nicolas M. of Trois-ponts, the French commander was Jean-Baptiste des Acres de l'Aigle (1675-1713). He would have been a Lieutenant, not Lieutenant-General [3]. Rama (talk) 10:30, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

Many thanks Broichmore (talk) 13:42, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Six Corps

Re: French ship Six Corps (1762), which you created. The is some missing information, which was missing from creation. When did Six Corps arrive at Brest? If it was 27 September then this should be stated as such. Mjroots (talk) 18:56, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

@Mjroots: Done. Acad Ronin (talk) 20:48, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Le Lutin

Are you interested in this ship? File:Canonniere Le Lutin (1877-1897).jpg. I believe it is actually the Inconstant (French Aviso). I have two images (linked within) that seem to corroborate that. It was involved with the Paknam incident Broichmore (talk) 13:42, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Very interesting, I will have a look in my sources to see whether they further confirm your finding. Cheers! Rama (talk) 08:07, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Hello, I just had a look in Roche, nothing in the notices about either ship indicated which would have a clipper bow or a ram. They operated together in the far East, maybe somebody mixed them up. Congratulations again on your finding! Rama (talk) 13:34, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Mon Oncle Thomas

Hi Rama, I have finally put up Mon Oncle Thomas. There are still a number of things I would have liked to discover, but perhaps we will find them one day. In the meantime, she is an interesting vessel and her history provides an interesting perspective on the slave trade and on privateering. Thanks for the help. Acad Ronin (talk) 01:15, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Splendid, thank you very much! You surely came up with a wealth of references, I hope we find an image at some point.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 13:39, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 29 August 2021

Hi Rama, I have been working on whalers, slave ships, and merchantmen. Still, I have just put up HMS Avenger. In 1806 she destroyed the French privateer Hazard. Does Demerliac have any information about Hazard? Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 01:12, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

Sorry, none that match the date and place. Better luck next time I hope!

Cheers! Rama (talk) 13:37, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Too bad. Because the encounter occured in the Channel, I had hopes. Still, we'll try again. Cheers, Acad Ronin (talk) 18:15, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Photina Reflex

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Amess

Thanks for adding Jo Cox - I hesitated as we don't know the severity of Amess's condition yet. What a dreadful incident. No Swan So Fine (talk) 13:39, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

I was thinking of the sort of attack, less about the outcome. Indeed a horrible event — both on the personal and on the societal level. Rama (talk) 15:25, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 24 October 2021

Hi Rama, I have updated HMS Leith. One source credits her with the capture of the French privateer Necker in May 1781 or so. Another source credits the capture to the British privateer Marianne. Does Demerliac have anything to contribute? Thanks and regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 23:12, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

Necker (no1689, p.175), a 150-ton privateer commissioned in Dunkirk. Cruise from July 1779 under Cornil-Jacques Bart, with 125 men and 18 guns. Second cruise under Jean-Félix Houssois in 1779. Third in 1781 under François Mougin with 88 men, 16 guns and 4 swivel guns until captured by the British in October 1781. Possibly foundered in December 1789.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 08:57, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for this. I have added the information. However, it now looks like the situation is more complex. I think all the records confuse two Neckers from 1781, both captured in 1781. I have prepared a ship index page and will be turning the red links blue. Does Demerliac have anything on a letter-of-marque whaler named Necker that the British captured in late 1793? Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 16:32, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

I have put up the article on the whaler Necker (1789 ship). I believe that Demerliac (1799) has something on her at p.201, No.2019. Do you have the details? Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 18:23, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

In my edition she is at no 3132, p.327: 300-ton whaler from Dunkirk commissioned by William Haydon in April 1789, with 20 men. She operated between Maputo Bay and Brazil. Captured by the British Bustle in August 1793 and brought to Dartmouth.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 17:55, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. I have added the info. I now think I have three Neckers sorted. There is still a slave vessel out of Nantes/Havre for which I may have a little more info, and an East Indiaman that I have not been able to identify except that she foundered in 1789. On balance, I am still pleased. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 18:19, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 7 November 2021

Hi Rama, I have just put up HMS Victoire (1797). She was a French privateer by the same name that HMS Termagant captured. Could you please check to see if Demerliac has anything. Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 04:06, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

HEllo,

Yes, that would be Victoire (n°1625, p.210), a privateer 70-ton schooner from Ostende, Antwerp or some other port in the region. Probably built in 1793. Cruise with 74 men and 14 guns, until captured bu HMS Termagant. Sold in December 1801.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 17:08, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. I will add the info lateer today. Cheers, Acad Ronin (talk) 17:11, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

French sources request 7 December 2021

Hi Rama, I have just put up Malvina (1807 ship). We have the Demerliac info but I wonder if she shows up in any other French sources. Also, I have put up Malouin (1803 ship). I finally was able to find out that it was Speedwell that captured her, not Spithead. We have the Demerliac info for Malouin, but here too I wonder if there is anything in other French sources. Thanks, and regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 14:13, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

Malouin might be mentionned in Les derniers corsaires malouins : la course sous la République et l'Empire, 1793-1814 (in French). Rennes: Impr. de Oberthür. 1919. {{cite book}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Unknown parameter |las= ignored (help) p.12, 52, 171, 172, 178 and 320.

There does not seem to be anything about Malvina in my sources, though.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 18:19, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. Good source, though I didn't find much of use. Acad Ronin (talk) 19:31, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 2 December 2021

Hi Rama, I just put up HMS Corso (1796). She operated in the Med where she captured two small privateers, Francois and Adolphe, and a flute Ville de Marseilles. I hope Demerliac can add something. Otherwise, all well here and hope same-same your side. Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 21:08, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello, sorry for the delay, I am now back behind my Demerliac:

• François n°2580, p.286: privateer from an unknown port operating in the Mediterranean in 1798, with 23 men and 2 guns. Captured by the British around October 1798 near Corfu.
• Adolphe n°3055, p.320: privateer from an unknown port commissioned in 1798 in an unknown port, with 26 men and 2 gun. Captured by HMS Corso on 20 November 1798.
• Ville de Marseille n°1218, p.169: 650-ton merchantman requisitionned in Marseille around May 1798 and commissioned as a fluyt. Pierced for 24. Refit in June 1798 in Marseille, was present at Toulon in 1799. Captured in February 1800 by a British division off Malta.

We are well, but cautious with the new mutation. This really is the gift that keeps on giving, interesting times we are living in.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 18:02, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for this. It looks like Demerliac got most of his info from the London Gazette. Still, I was able to add a little, and to cite him, so that's good. Acad Ronin (talk) 19:43, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 7 December 2021

Hi Rama, I have just put up Beaver (1796 ship). A privateer named General Ferrand captured her. This was in the Caribbean, and she operated out of Cuba, so Demerliac probably won't have anything, but it is still worth our checking. Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 01:02, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

sorry, I came empty-handed this time, and nothing in my other sources either. Better luck next time I hope.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 10:25, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for looking. I had not held out any hopes. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 12:31, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 18 December 2021

Hi Rama, I have just put up HMS Diligent (1813), which was the French privateer Diligente. Unfortunately for our purposes, 1) this was a common name for privateers, and 2) she operated out of Marseilles, not the Channel ports such as Nantes or Bordeaux. Still, I remain hopeful. Thanks for the help. Acad Ronin (talk) 04:07, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

Sorry, I came empty-handed. Better luck next time I hope!

Take good care of yourself and your loves ones, I am afraid we're in for a "Revenge of 2020" of sorts... Cheers! Rama (talk) 18:24, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 21 December 2021

Hi Rama, not surprised re Diligente, but we have to try. I have just put up HMS Tickler (1808). She captured a small French privateer named Eclair. If we don't communicate before the New Year, let me wish you the best for the holiday season, and let's hope the New Year is better than this one. Acad Ronin (talk) 01:40, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

She would be Éclair (no 1927, p.257), a 31-tonne privateer from Cherbourg, under Jacques-Toussaint Leterrier, with 30 men. Captured by the British o 18 December 1800.

Cheers and my beset wishes for a very happy season! Rama (talk) 16:36, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. I have added the info.Acad Ronin (talk) 18:13, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 23 December 2021

Hi Rama, One good thing about being retired and not going out much because of the pandemic panic is that I am continuing to generate ship articles. I have just put up Battalion (1795 ship). Her captor was the privateer Jeune Emilie. HMS Triton captured both. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 18:13, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

Jeune Émilie (no2046, p.242) a 60-tonne brigantine built in the USA and commissioned as a privateer in Saint Malo in February 1793. She was under Jacqus Dupuy-Fromy with 69 men and 12 guns (5 4-pounders, 7 threes-pounders and 12 swivel guns). Decommissioned in Aprl 1793, requisitionned (no 1408, p.189242) by the State and commissioned in the Navy. Renamed to Isolé in May 1795, and back to Jeune Émilie in 1796. (no2046, p.242) Returned to her owners in 1796. Commissioned as a privateer in 1796 under A. Le Bedel with 60 to 62 men and 16 guns. Captured by HMS Triton circa February 1797.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 07:54, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Super. Thanks. Acad Ronin (talk) 12:44, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Demerliac request 29 December 2021

Hi Rama, I have just put up Sultana (1787 ship). The French privateer Legere captured her in 1799. I hope Demerliac has something on her. Anyway, best wishes for the New Year. Acad Ronin (talk) 03:40, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Hello,

Sorry, no match on a Légère from Bayonne.

May 2022 prove happy, prosperous and stimulating to you and your loved ones! Rama (talk) 08:05, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

One out of two is not bad. Looking forward to good hunting next year. Acad Ronin (talk) 12:45, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

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French sources request

Hi Rama, I hope the new year is off to a good start. I have just put up an article on Carnatic (1770 ship), which was an East Indiaman belonging to the French East India Company. A Liverpool privateer captured Carnatic in 1778. I wondered if Demerliac, or any other sources have any info re Carnatic, which apparently was a valuable ship. I am also currently working on the Liverpool privateer Mentor (1778 ship). Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 04:17, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

Nothing about Carnatic, could she have be known under another name?

Interesting year I am afraid, but at least we are not bored. I hope you and you loved ones are in a safe a cozy place.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 16:23, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

All well here, for now. Thanks for looking. Unfortunately, sources are not always good about mentioning previous names. Perhaps someday someone will find something. Cheers, Acad Ronin (talk) 17:17, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 19 January 2022

Hi Rama, on 21 November 1811, HMS Recruit (1806) recaptured the brig Ranger, which the French privateer schooner Juno, of Saint-Malo, had captured. Do we have anything on Juno? Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 20:29, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello, and sorry for letting this one slip.

Junon (no2082, p.269), a privateer from Saint-Malo commissioned possibly in November 1809. Wreck at "La Cité" (The City?) before November 1810, some of her crew were taken prisonner by the British.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 07:57, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 27 January 2022

Hi Rama, here's another request. I have just put up HMS Conflict (1805). She captured a French privateer named Finistere in the Channel. I hope Demerliac has something on her. I also recently finished Active (1781 ship), which was slave ship. One, or possibly two. privateers, one almost certainly French, captured her off Angola. Because of the location I am less hopeful re Demerliac, but it is worth a try. Thanks and regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 04:10, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello!

Finistère (no2154, p.275): a privateer from Brest, commissioned in February 1806 with 42 men and 14 guns. Captured by Conflict circa May 1806.

Nothing on Active, some prizes are recorded but that is actually rather rare, unfortunately.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 08:02, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 3 February 2022

Hi Rama,

• 1) Thanks for the info on Junon and Finistère. I have added the info.
• 2) As far as Active is concerned, I was hoping that Demerliac might have something on one or the other of the two privateers that captured her, Lorient and Dromedario. I suspect he won't as the capture took place off Angola, and Dromedario sounds Spanish,
• 3) An interesting case where we had info on a prize that became the French privateer Morgan. I just finished an article on Morgan Rattler (1793 ship), which became Morgan.
• 4) I just put up an article on Earl of Inchiquin (1764 ship). Two privateers captured her in 1781: Bougainville and Tartare. I think Demerliac has something on Tartare - she may have been a former British privateer - but I don't know about Bougainville.
• 5) I just finished an article on HMS Pioneer (1810). She captured two privateers and we already had info on one of them – Bon Genie, but I wonder if we can find anything on the other, Infatigable?
• 6) Lastly, in 1799 Achilles (1781 ship) had a notable single-ship action with Entreprenant. Do we have anything on Entreprenant?

That's quite a bit but I appreciate whatever you can find. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 04:09, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

wow, that's an entire fleet!

• Lorient: no Lorient or Orient listed for this period
• Dromedario: nothing either. Dromadaire was used for naval fluyts, but I do not see any privateer of the name, nor the Spanish form of the word.
• Morgan (no 2144, p.250): privateer brig from an unknown port of the Channel. Demerliac says captured from the British in March 1796. 210 tonnes, 100 men and 10 guns, captured by HMSSuffisante on 28 June 1796.
• Bougainville: nothing at this date (there is little information in 1774-1792)
• Tartare: could by no.1984, p.198: former British cutter True Briton (188 tonnes, 60 men, 10 4-pounder guns and 12 swivel guns), captured in December 1780. Recaptured by HMS Arethusa in February 1782 and purchased by the Royal Navy as True Briton, sold in June 1785.
• Infatigable: no ship of the name, sorry.
• Entreprenant: the only Entreprenant listed for the period is a hulk, so unlikely to be the ship that interests you.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 09:45, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for looking. I hope we have better luck next time. I am particularly disappointed about Bougainville, as she seems to have been an important vessel, but as you say, this earlier period is not well-documented. I will follow up on Tartare/True Briton. Winfield has info on her too, which helps. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 19:17, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Question about the ENTAC

Hi, bit of old history here... I noticed you were one of the major contributors to the ENTAC article so hopefully, you have an idea of this...

When I was a kid I had a Janes "missiles and rockets" book from the 1970s, it was the one with the Mirage firing a missile on the cover. In it, there was a French anti-tank missile that I recall being called ENTAC. However, the image I recall is very different than ENTAC: it was perhaps 5 feet long, and cylindrical with a conical nose cone. It was both bigger and longer than ENTAC and lacked the "raindrop" shape.

Whatever it was I can't find any article on the Wiki about it. I recalled this because the TOW article mentions (from Lister) that the US was aware of a long-range replacement for ENTAC being developed in the early 1960s, but it does not appear to be referring to HOT, which was also distinctive in its own way.

Does this ring any bells?

Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:15, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello Maury Markowitz, might it have been an SS.11? Cheers! Rama (talk) 09:33, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Or the MILAN, successor to both ENTAC and SS.11? Rama (talk) 09:42, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Another user found it, it was ACRA. There's an article on Fr.wiki I'll port over. Maury Markowitz (talk) 12:05, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Well done! I was starting to suspect as much. Good continuation! Rama (talk) 12:40, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 8 May 2022

Hi Rama, all well here; hope same-same our side. I have just put up HMS Gipsy (1799). She captured several French privateers: Innocent, Volante, Fidelle, and Quid pro Quo. This all happened in the Caribbean so Demerliac will probably have nothing, but it is worth a try, I hope. Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 02:32, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, glad to hear that you are well.

• Innocent: no match
• Volante: no match
• Fidelle: no match (probably Fidèle)
• Quiproquo (meaning "misunderstanding"): no 1660, p. 237, privateer sloop or small corvette commissioned at Calais circa 1799 and in Guadeloupe in 1800 under a Captain Comeux, with 98 men and 8 guns (a mixture of 8-pounders and 4-pounders). Second cruise unde a Captain C.F. Toupie with 98 men and 8 guns (same as before). Captured by HMS Gipsy on 8 October 1800 after a 1-hour fight, sustaining 5 killed (including Toupie) and 11 wounded.

Cheers Rama (talk) 11:36, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. That was much more than I had expected. We were fortunate that Quiproquo started in France. I have added the info. Cheers, Acad Ronin (talk) 14:57, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 1 June 2022

Hi Rama, I have just put up HMS Fly (1778). There is a citation to Demerliac there, but there is no info beyond her armament. I wonder if Demerliac had more info, such as what happened after the French captured here. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 01:17, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

I am sorry to say that Demerliac's further comment after the capture is "ulterior fate unknown". No other information beyond RN cutter of 50 men, 8 guns and 6 swivel guns.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 19:07, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for looking. I was hoping that she became a French privateer. I had checked Roche and saw that she did not reapper either as Fly or as Mouche. Perhaps someday someone will find her. Cheers, Acad Ronin (talk) 03:32, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 25 May 2022

Hi Rama, I have just put up HMS Zephyr (1809). She captured the French privateer lugger Victoire in 1811. As this occurred in the Channel I hope Demerliac has something on her. Zephyr was also involved in the capture of two other privateers but we already have Demerliac info on them. Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 02:56, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

Demerliac mentions Zephir at no 1880, p. 254, but there is no certainty that she was the ship involved. That Victoire was a privateer from Saint-Valéry en Caux, commissioned in February 1810 under a captain Molleghem. She did another cruise un 1810 under captain Piquendaire with 50 men, and two more between 1810 and 1811 under an unknown captain. Lost in 1811, possibly to Zephir but no certainty.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 19:01, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi Rama, good info re Victoire. I will add it tomorrow to the Zephyr article. What do you mean what Zephir is mentioned at no. 1880, p.254? What is the context? Is that Zephir a French privateer? Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 03:34, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac describes the career of Victoire, and concludes saying that she was lost around the time when Zephir captured a Victoire which might have or might have not be this specific ship. Cheers! Rama (talk) 06:01, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Ah. Thanks. I am going to be bold and assume the identity. The coincidence is great enough Acad Ronin (talk) 10:37, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 12 July 2022

Hi Rama, I am back from a longish vacation and am working on ships again. I have just put up Trelawney, which the privateer Bougainvile captured before herself being captured. Does Demerliac have anything on Bouganville?. Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 20:26, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

Sorry for the delay, I hope your vacation was pleasant and restful!

I expected to Bougainville turn up in 1800-1815, but she actually is in 1792-1799 (no 3093, p323): privateer from an unknown homeport, commissioned in 1799 with 82 men and 18 guns, captured by HMS Amazon circa January 1800.

You actually have found quite a lot more than Demerliac had, it seems.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 19:10, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

Hi Rama, it was a good vacation, and I am glad we left the UK before the current heat wave. Thanks for the info. It all helps create support for the article, and gives me a chance to cite Demerliac. Cheers, Acad Ronin (talk) 23:54, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 10 August 2022

Hi Rama, I just put up HMS Richmond (1806). She captured two named privateers, one nominally Spanish - Galliard, and one French, Intrepide. I am hoping that Demerliac has something on Intrepide, and possibly even Galliard. Cheers, Acad Ronin (talk) 00:02, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello @Acad Ronin:, sorry for the delay, I was away form my books for a while.

There is an unnumbered Intrépide mentionned page 337 that was captured in 1812 in the Mediterranean, but it was by HMS Termagant, I doubt she is our ship.

I have no Gaillard listed.

Better luck next time hopefully! Rama (talk) 08:05, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 12 August 2022

Hi Rama, I have just added to HMS Sealark (1811). Does Demerliac have any additional info on Ville de Caen? Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 18:33, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

Ville de Caen (no 2117, p.272): a 113-tonne privateer lugger pierced for 18, built in Saint-Malo crica 1811 or 1812 and commissioned in March 1812 under Jean-Marie Crochet with 33 to 75 men and 16 guns (4- or 6-pounders). Captured by Sealark off Start-Point (Demerliac does not know whether on 12 or on 22 July 1812), Cochet killed in action.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 08:12, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 22 August 2022

Hi Rama, hope all is well with you. I have just put up Ann (1792 ship), which the French privateer Rivermont captured in the Channel, plundered, and released. I hope Demerliac has something on Rivermont as I have been unable to find anything beyond what I got from the account in Lloyd's List. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 03:10, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello, all well here, just that avoiding Covid feels like dodging the rain.

I could not find anything on Rivermont, could the name have been misspelt?

Cheers! Rama (talk) 08:20, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Hi Rama, Just glad that you are OK. Wife and I caught COVID despite four vaccinations & boosters each. Fortunately, we have had colds and flues that were more bother. Anyway, re Demerliac, one out of three is not bad. I am sure Rivermont is some bizarre Anglicization, but I couldn't think of what, and I couldn't find any other accounts of the capture that might have provided an alternate version. I will add in the info on Ville de Caen. Many thanks. Until next time, Acad Ronin (talk) 10:51, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello, sorry to hear of your misfortunes with Covid, but relieved that you only had mild cases. Hopefully the vaccines at least helped to keep it benign.

Looking forwards to our next maritime mysteries! Rama (talk) 17:06, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 29 August 2022

Hi Rama, I have just put up HMS Pouncer. In 1800 she recaptured a vessel that the privateer Victoire of Dunkirk had captured. I hope Demerliac has something re Victoire. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk)

Hello,

The only one that I have matching the dates is Victoire (no 1513, p.226): a 49-tonne privateer from Dunkirk commissionned in 1798 under a Captain Terragno, with 18 men and 2 guns. Later in 1798 she was under Gaspard Malo. In 1799 she was under Ensign Jean-Louis Fromentin (from Dieppe) with 30 men. In 1800, under Étienne Commette (from Agde), with 24 to 40 men and 2 to 4 guns. Later in 1800, she cruised under Léonard-Louis Lerlière, with 24 to 40 men and 2 to 4 guns. HMS Badger, of 3 guns, captured her in July 1800.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 05:56, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. I have added the info to HMS Badger (1794). The Demerliac Victoire doesn't seem to be the one involved in the Pouncer case. 2-4 guns vs. 14. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 15:58, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Terminology request 30 August 2022

Hi Rama, in the following: "On ne connaît que les dates des différents certificats: de construction (05-03-1802); de jauge (06-03); de francisation (08-03)", any idea what "jauge" and "francisation" mean? Thanks and regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 18:18, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

yes, these are two steps of administrative procedures to register a ship. "Jauge" refers to measuring the inner volumes of the ship (jauge brute == gross tonnage). "Francisation" is an administrative act recognising that the ship is French-flagged.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 05:45, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Interesting. Thanks. Unfortunately my desktop just decided not to boot up (I am working on my laptop), and all the files I need to find where I need to add this info are on the desktop. Eventually I will sort all this out. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 16:01, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 8 September 2022

Hi Rama, I have just put up Saint Ann (1797 ship). First, does Demerliac have a privateer named Convention, of 32 guns and 200 men, under the command of a Captain Roscow or Roscoff? Second, footnote "b": Does Demerliac have anything about the privateer Buonaparte? I will see what we have found in the past, but it may be possible to find it more directly. Two other questions. First, do we have any idea what "Renaud's Squadron" was? Second, I got lazy, didn't back up files, and have lost a lot of pdfs, among other things. Did I get my now lost copy of Roche from you? Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 21:25, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

• Convention: to my surprise, there is no ship of that name is Demerliac. Strange for a ship this size.
• Buonaparte: the one I have matching the dates would be no2080 (p.245), a 3-gun, 32-tonne cutter from Saint-Malo under a Captain F. Roussel, with 32 men. Captured by HMS Ambuscade in the Caribbean around June 1797.
• "Renaud's Squadron": I suspect that is might be Jean-Marie Renaud. The date matches the time when he transferred from the Indian Ocean to Cayenne, which would have brought him in the area. However it might take further research to find hard sources to confirm or dismiss this idea.
• Roche: yes, I will mail you a link.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 09:25, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi Rama,

• Not really surprised about Convention. There was a great deal of oral transmission of information and the name could have been garbled at any one of several transmission points.
• Super. I have added the info.
• Good lead on the Renaud. I will check with another source that may give his full name.
• Thanks. I have downloaded it and sent you a confirmatory email.

All-in-all, a pretty good haul. Many thanks,Acad Ronin (talk) 11:42, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

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Demerliac request 6 October 2022

Hi Rama, I have just put up Mentor (1792 ship). In 1798 she was present at the capture of a very small privateer named Alexandrine. Does Demerliac have anything? Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 19:38, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello, sorry for the delay.

Alexandrine (no 1994, p. 238), a 4-ton cutter or luger from Cherbourg, commissioned in 1796. One cruise in 1796 under Charles Casteleyn with 14 men and 2 swivel guns. Another in late 1797 or early 1798 under Jean Guillemette until captured by HMS Charon.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 15:21, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 8 October 2022

Hi Rama, I have just put up Laurel (1790 ship). Roche has French frigate Didon capturing a British brig named Laurel on 13 October 1803. Winfield & Roberts have the captured Laurel carrying six 6-pounder guns and six 12-pounder guns, which matches my brig Laurel. Also, my Laurel is the only one that I can find that was captured in 1803, though British records have her being captured on 14 June 1803. I can't prove that the two vessels are the same, though I suspect that they are, and that Didon's date of capture confuses her date of commissioning with her date of capture. I couldn't find anything in the Fonds, either. Does Demerliac, or other French sources, have anything? It's an interesting puzzle. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 23:57, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

indeed he does!

Laurel, no 923, p. 119. British merchant or privateer brig, captured by Didon in October 1803, armed with 6 6-pounders and 6 12-pounders. Reported out of commission in La Rochelle in March 1806, and sold in May 1806.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 15:44, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 12 October 2022

Hi Rama, I have just put up Chaser (1786 ship). In 1794 the French privateer Libertie captured her and took her into Havana. The capture must have taken place in the West Indies, so Demerliac may not have anything, but I remain hopeful.

I have also put up Chaser (1778 ship). Demerliac may be the source of the statements that she was built in Bordeaux in 1801, something that is impossible. Roche does not support this origin.

Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 00:30, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

I have not found anything that could match the Chaser of 1786; a ship captured in 1794 did become Chasseur, but she is reported until 1797 at least so this cannot be her.

Chasseur (no 486, p.76), ex-British Chaser, captured by Bellone and recommissioned as am 18-gun corvette. Recaptured in March 1783 by a British frigate after "a violent fight where Chasseur lost many men".

Cheers! Rama (talk) 15:44, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Hi Rama, those are good results. I have added the Demerliac info to three vessels. Just to confirm, when you were looking up Chaser (1786 ship), I take it you did not find anything about the French privateer Libertie which captured Chacer in the WIndies in 1794? Anyway, better than average results and thank you for looking.Acad Ronin (talk) 18:21, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

Liberté was a very common name as you imagine, but weirdly enough there is no privateer by that name listed in 1795. She is pobably one in a multitude that sail below Demerliac's radar.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 08:56, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 20 October 2022

Hi Rama: I have been working on John Bull (1800 ship) and today added some info. There is mention of a French privateer named Caroline, from Bordeaux. Given what we know of Surcouf's Caroline, she is not the Caroline in my John Bull story. Does Demerliac possibly have any other suitable vessel? Thanks and regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 01:57, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

very likely Caroline (no 2252, p.283), a 180-ton privateer commissioned in March 1800. Cruise in 1800 under Duviella with 21 men, and another from 1802 to September 1803 under Alexis Bolle with 35 to 115 men and 8 to 10 six-pounder guns. Captured by HMS Constance in September 1803.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 09:16, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Perfect. I have added the info. Many thanks. Acad Ronin (talk) 11:31, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Interesting puzzle 2 November 2022

Hi Rama, There is a French privateer named Braave or Brave that operated between about 1800 and 1803. She shows up in the following four article: HMS Barbadoes (1804), Tamer (1801 ship), Nancy (1792 ship), and HMS Glenmore (1796). Barbadoes and Tamer fit, so my question is, do you think the Brave of Nancy and and the Brave of Glenmore are the same vessel, and the Brave of Barbadoes? I think they are, but I am tired (it's late), and I need a second opinion. Thanks and regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 02:55, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

The Brave of Barbadoes is the only one whose dates fit in Demerliac. We could imagine another Brave sailing under his radar, but the number of simultaneous prizes she was capable of managing according to HMS Glenmore (1796) suggests a larger ship. Similary for Nancy, the capture off Ireland suggests an endurant and ocean-worthy ship. Overall I would say that your assessment is likely, but I cannot provide hard evidence.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 10:52, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. I am going to "Be bold", and insert the necessary links. Acad Ronin (talk) 18:42, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 5 November 2022

I have just added info to Gibraltar (1786 ship) about an engagement on 25 February 1796 between a French privateer brig of 16 guns named Nayade (Captain Leonard), and an unknown Royal Navy cutter supposedly named Star. I am hoping that Demerlaic has Nayade, and another name for the British vessel. Fingers crossed. Thanks. Acad Ronin (talk) 18:42, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

I am afraid not, the only Nayade or Naïade there is is French corvette Naïade (1793). Better luck next time.

Cheers, Rama (talk) 13:33, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for looking. Perhaps someday we will find her somewhere else. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 16:31, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Triple "Ha". I finally found/checked French corvette Naïade (1793), Captain Leonard. I have added the link to Gibraltar, and added Gibraltar to Naïade. I should have started by checking my warships, given how often French vessels at the time switched between being naval vessels and privateers. Still don't know what vessel HMS Star was, but someday... Cheers, Acad Ronin (talk) 19:56, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Oh, well done. Looking forwards to the next mystery. Rama (talk) 20:50, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 11 November 2022

Hi Rama, not a mystery, but a possibly fruitful direction. I have just found a book from 1896 about the French corsairs. I was able to add the info on the privateer Oiseau to the article on Britannia (1788 ship). First question, does Demerliac have anything on Oiseau, Jacques le Breton, master? Second question. HMS Penguin captured Oiseau and one of her prizes, the former French privateer Appocrate. Does Demerliac have anything about Appocrate? In addition to wanting to improve both articles, I think I already have enough to justify an article on Oiseau. She had a short, but particularly successful career as a privateer, successful enough that the notability police will probably accept it. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 20:17, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

• Oiseau: no2260, p.260, a privateer brig from Nantes, commissioned in May 1797. First cruiser under Jacques Breton (or Lebreton) with 100 men, and 1 12-pounder and 15 6-pounders from May to June. Second cruise under the same from July to August 1797 until captured by Penguin. She is mentioned in La course et les corsaires du port de Nantes (Stéphane La Nicollière-Teijero, 1896), pp. 384 to 387 [4]. (your French is excellent, but I am at your disposal if you need help decyphering this)

Thanks. I have this book, which is what got me thinking that I could do an article on Oiseaux. I may have to draw on your translation services - he writes in an old style and uses some expressions and words I am unfamiliar with.Acad Ronin (talk) 16:38, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

• Appocrate: no 2855 privateer brig from an unknown homeport, operating in the Caribbean in early 1797 with 65 men and 14 guns. Captured by HMS Stag on 21 February 1797, renamed Express de Dartmouth (?) (no 2646, p.290), recaptured by Trompeur in early September 1797 and recommissioned as a privateer in Saint-Domaingue that same month. Captured by HMS Pelican on 17 September 1797.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 16:27, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

That's an excellent result. I will start adding this to the relevant articles.Acad Ronin (talk) 16:38, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 13 November 2022

Hi Rama, I have been working on Ocean (1790 ship). In August 1796 two French privateers, Africane and Carmagnole captured her off the coast of Africa. If you could please check if Demerliac has anything on these two. Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 04:25, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello,

Africaine: I only have a privateer operating in the Channel (no 2134, p.250), unknown homeport, 61 men and 7 guns, captured by HMS Magicienne circa October 1796. I doubt she is our ship.

Carmagnole: None matching the dates

Cheers! Rama (talk) 16:31, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Disappointing. Still, someday... Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 16:38, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Demerliac request 16 November 2022

Hi Rama, I have just put up Oiseau (1797 privateer). Could you please recheck what Demerliac has on Appocrate. I think he is mixing up two vessels, one in the West Indies, and the Appocrate of this article, in the Channel. Also, I think my translation from La Nicollière-Teijero; I think I have the main things correct, but would appreciate your looking at the terms for barrels and other containers, and some of the terms for cargoes the prizes carried. Thanks, Acad Ronin (talk) 21:53, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello, sorry for the delay.

This Appocrate is the only one that Demerliac has, so I do not think I have anything to disambiguate the two ships you suspect, and I have found no Appocrate in my other sources.

I will have a look at at the article and check for any inconsistency on containers.

Cheers! Rama (talk) 12:15, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

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