French brig Duc de Chartres (1780 Saint-Malo)

History
France
Name:	Duc de Chartres
Builder:	Saint-Malo
Laid down:	1779
Launched:	1780
Renamed:	Coureur 29 September 1782
Fate:	Condemned March 1798
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen:	80 (French; "of load")
Propulsion:	Sail
Sail plan:	brig
Armament:	14 × 4-pounder guns
Armour:	Timber

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. Demerliac (2004), №1837, p.186.
2. Fonds Marine, vol.1, p.58.
3. Fonds Marine, vol.1, p.83.
4. Winfield and Roberts (2015), p.166.
5. Demerliac (2004), №496, p.77.

References

• Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 À 1792 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-906381-23-3.
• "Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome premier : BB4 1 à 482 (1790-1826)" (PDF). Retrieved 6 May 2013.
• Winfield, Rif & Stephen S Roberts (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 - 1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. (Seaforth Publishing). ISBN 9781848322042