Auguste (1808 privateer)

For other ships with the same name, see Auguste (ship).

History
France
Name	Auguste
Builder	Courau Frères, Bordeaux
Commissioned	1808
Fate	Captured 1811
General characteristics [1]
Displacement	300 tons (French)
Length	33.1 m (108 ft 7 in)
Beam	9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Sail plan	Ship
Complement	70
Armament	18 × 8-pounder short guns
Notes	Three-masted

Auguste (or Augusta) was a privateer launched at Bordeaux in 1808. She made three cruises. For her first cruise she was under the command of a Captain Henry, with 70 men and eighteen 8-pounder guns. For her second cruise she was under a Captain La Case. Her third and last cruise took place from December 1810 until her capture on 6 April 1811. She was under the command of Juan Jamays, with 11 officers and 115 men. ^[1]

Capture: HMS Emerald captured Auguste on 6 April 1811, ^[2] and brought her into Cork. ^[3]

Citations

1. Demerliac (2003), p. 287, n°2303.
2. "No. 16548". The London Gazette . 3 December 1811. p. 2341.
3. Lloyd's List, №4554.

References

• Demerliac, Alain (2003). La Marine du Consulat et du Premier Empire: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1800 A 1815 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN   2-903179-30-1.