Loire-class flûte
The Loire-class flûte was a French Navy class of two 20-gun flûtes that Louis, Antoine, and Marhurin Crucy, Basse Indre, built to a design by François-Louis Etesse, and under a contract dated 5 November 1802. Both were at anchor at Anse à la Barque, Guadeloupe when their crews burned them on 18 December 1809 to avoid their falling into British hands during an attack by a British squadron comprising His Majesty's Ships Sceptre, Blonde, Thetis, Freya, Cygnet, Hazard, Ringdove, and Elizabeth.
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Loire-class flûte
The Loire-class flûte was a French Navy class of two 20-gun flûtes that Louis, Antoine, and Marhurin Crucy, Basse Indre, built to a design by François-Louis Etesse, and under a contract dated 5 November 1802. Both were at anchor at Anse à la Barque, Guadeloupe when their crews burned them on 18 December 1809 to avoid their falling into British hands during an attack by a British squadron comprising His Majesty's Ships Sceptre, Blonde, Thetis, Freya, Cygnet, Hazard, Ringdove, and Elizabeth.
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The Loire-class flûte was a Fr ...... zard, Ringdove, and Elizabeth.
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