Lascelles (1812 ship)

Lascelles was a brig built at Hull,[1] or Selby in 1812. Her master was Gascoigne. She traded as a coaster, and between Cork and Spain or England.

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Lascelles.

History
United Kingdom
Name: Lascelles
Owner: J. Foster & Co.
Builder: Hull,[1] or Selby[2]
Launched: 1812
Captured: 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 116[1] (bm)
Sail plan: Brig
Armament: 2 × 4-pounder guns[2]

The French privateer Telemachus captured Lascelles, Gascoigne, master, and she arrived in Calais on 19 December 1813.[Note 1] When captured Lascelles had been sailing from Cork to London with 570 tierces of beef and 170 tierces of pork.[4] Lloyd's Register for 1815 has the annotation "captured" beneath her name.[2]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

  1. Télémaque was a privateer commissioned in Dunkirk in October 1812 under Captain Jacques-Joseph Calcius, with 55 men and 14 cannon (eight guns and six carronnades). She was decommissioned in Dieppe in May 1813.[3]

Citations

  1. Lloyd's Register (1812), Supple. pages "L", Seq. №L80.
  2. Lloyd's Register (1815), Seq.№124.
  3. Demerliac (2004), p. 236, N°1646.
  4. Lloyd's List №4835.

References

  • Demerliac, Alain (2004). 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.
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