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by AvM
Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:17 pm
Forum: Ships
Topic: Portuguese corvette AURORA
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Portuguese corvette AURORA

She is mentioned as ex French corsiars of 20 guns purchased in Brazil. "Tres Seculos na Mar" Vol 14/IV Parte/Corvetas/1° Volume mentioned that she was very probably alredy in service in 1803, but perhaps between 1810 and 1814, In 1816 10x18pdr and 2x6pdrs. Broken up in Brazil 1819. Very pr...
by AvM
Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:54 pm
Forum: Ships
Topic: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813
Replies: 15
Views: 9641

Re: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813

Brig ZENOBIA could be not found in Registers of Guernsey :( Unfortunately she is also not listed in Registers of Shipping (Shipowners & Underwriters) Lloyd's List - Friday 22 May 1812 The Zenobia, Shaddy, from Bordeaux to New York ; and (he Falcon, Wilson, from Baltimore to Bordeaux, arc detaine...
by AvM
Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:39 pm
Forum: Ships
Topic: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813
Replies: 15
Views: 9641

Re: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813

interesting: Guernsey registered prize ships in 1813 #23 Cossack 233 2/94 (was sold to foreigners at Rio de Janeiro 16 January 1817) Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 20 Nov 1816 ENTRADAS Dia 16 do corrente From Tatrragona 48 days; (E.Ing.=) English schooner COSSACA , master Delarrzie; boroker Miller, ...
by AvM
Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:01 pm
Forum: Ships
Topic: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813
Replies: 15
Views: 9641

Re: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813

Some news GUERNSEY PRIVATEERS H. C. Timewell The Mariner's Mirror Volume 56, 1970 - Issue 2 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00253359.1970.10658533 Michael Dun I've put up a pdf which may be of some help. https://www.1812privateers.org/Guernsey.pdf The last oine gives noithing more as we ...
by AvM
Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:12 pm
Forum: Ships
Topic: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813
Replies: 15
Views: 9641

Re: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813

Hi, AvM, I hope the book you were writing was published and that everything is well with you. The book is still not ready, but perhaps the next year. Actually I making consolidation of Brazilian Navy (ie prurchases, captures, etc), during the Independenca War and war with Argentina. It is possible ...
by AvM
Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:29 pm
Forum: Ships
Topic: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813
Replies: 15
Views: 9641

Re: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813

Guernsey registered prize ships in 1814 #2 Midas 155 #14 General Doyle 288 #15 Lord Collingwood : property changed #16 Lord Collingwood 195 79/94 From LLoyd 1816 (Shipowners) LORD COLLINGWOOD brig 195t built USA 1808 master Domviolle owner Mainsell I was not able to trace GENERAL DOYLE From LLoyd 18...
by AvM
Fri Dec 10, 2021 8:00 pm
Forum: Ships
Topic: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813
Replies: 15
Views: 9641

Re: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813

Hi, AvM, Thank you very much for your replies. Unfortunately till now nobody tried to complete the stories of US and French privateers seized by British forces. Most of British registers survived. I mean registres of harbous , not published lists Shipowners etc (later LLoyd's) It seems tjhat for VI...
by AvM
Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:35 pm
Forum: Ships
Topic: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813
Replies: 15
Views: 9641

Re: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813

Another 1812 there is a candidarte PRICE built by William Price in 1812 not listed by Anti From register : builder certificate dated 27th March 1812 Data from Baltimore Register from NARA (National Archives, Washington) She was registered at Baltimore #50 on 31 March 1812 at Baltimore to John Smith ...
by AvM
Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:02 am
Forum: Ships
Topic: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813
Replies: 15
Views: 9641

Re: Guernsey privateer "Vittoria," c. 1813

In Baltimore were registered in 1811 205 ships,
not all of course built there.

Database by Faye Kert included nearly 700 ships,
but there were over 1000 licences (some two or three times for one ship)