French frigate Créole (1797)
Créole was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, a one-off design by . The French Navy loaned her to a privateer in 1797. Later, she served in the Brest squadron, took part in Ganteaume's expeditions of 1801 to Egypt, and was involved in the French acquisition of Santo Domingo (also known as the Era de Francia) and briefly detained Toussaint Louverture before he was brought to France. The 74-gun ships HMS Vanguard and HMS Cumberland captured her Santo Domingo on 30 June 1803. The Royal Navy took her into service but she foundered soon afterwards during an attempt to sail to Britain; her crew were rescued.
Action of 24 June 1801Austin BissellBlockade of Saint-DomingueFrench frigate Creole (1797)French frigate Creole (1799)French frigate Créole (1799)Ganteaume's expeditions of 1801HMS CreoleHMS Creole (1797)HMS Cumberland (1774)HMS Vanguard (1787)Henry William BayntunHired armed cutter SandwichJean Joseph HubertOrder of battle in the Croisière de BruixPierre-Paulin GourrègeToussaint Louverture
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French frigate Créole (1797)
Créole was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, a one-off design by . The French Navy loaned her to a privateer in 1797. Later, she served in the Brest squadron, took part in Ganteaume's expeditions of 1801 to Egypt, and was involved in the French acquisition of Santo Domingo (also known as the Era de Francia) and briefly detained Toussaint Louverture before he was brought to France. The 74-gun ships HMS Vanguard and HMS Cumberland captured her Santo Domingo on 30 June 1803. The Royal Navy took her into service but she foundered soon afterwards during an attempt to sail to Britain; her crew were rescued.
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1803-06-30
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1803-06-30
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1794-01-05
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1797-06-27
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Wrecked on 2 January 1804
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1803-06-30
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*UD:28 x 18-pounder long guns
* Spardeck:12 x 8-pounder long guns
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Louis and Antoine Crucy, Basse-Indres, Nantes
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France
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January 1799
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1794-01-05
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1797-06-27
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Créole
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HMS Creole
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