Jean Bart (1807 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Jean Bart.
Jean Bart boarding Eagle on 9 February 1810
History
France
NameJean Bart
NamesakeJean Bart
OwnerDaumas brothers
BuilderUSA in 1806
Decommissioned1812
General characteristics
Typeschooner (of balaou, a type of schooner)
Tons burthen108 tons
PropulsionSail
Sail plan2-masted schooner
Crew12 officers, 103 men
Armament
  • Pierced for 6 guns
    • one 10-pounder chaser at the bow
    • 2 × 6-pounder guns
    • 4 × 12-pounder carronades

Jean Bart was a French privateer launched in Marseille in 1807, and commissioned as a privateer by the Daumas brothers. She was the first privateer captained by Jean-Joseph Roux.

She is depicted in one watercolour by Antoine Roux the Elder, dated 1810 A second one by Nicolas Cammilliere in 1811.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.