John Bull (1800 ship)

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For other ships with the same name, see John Bull (ship).

History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameUnknown
Capturedc.1799
Great Britain
NameJohn Bull
OwnerT. Mallet
Acquiredc.1799, by purchase of a prize
FateWrecked March 1810
General characteristics
Tons burthen162[1][2] (bm)
Complement
Armament
  • 1800:8 × 6&9-pounder guns[2]
  • 1801:16 × 12,9,&6-pounder guns[2]
  • 1803:12 × 6&4-pounder guns[2]

John Bull was a French vessel that from 1800 became a British privateer operating out of Jersey. She entered the Register of Shipping in 1800,[1] and her captain, John LeGeyt, acquired a letter of marque on 4 February 1800. His successor, Noah Le Sueur acquired one on 29 July 1801.[2] The size of her crew for these two letters is such that it is clear that John Bull was a privateer.

After the resumption of war with France, Noah Le Sueur acquired a new letter of marque on 16 July 1803.[2] Her crew was one-tenth the size of her earlier crew and her armament was reduced in size and numbers, suggesting that she was now simply trading between London and Jersey.[3]

Loss[]

Between 4 and 8 March 1810, a severe gale struck the west coast of Portugal and Spain, destroying and damaging many vessels. John Bull, with Lefevre as master, was driven on shore at the Tagus River.[4] Her entry in the 1810 volume of the Register of Shipping has the annotation, "Lost".[5]

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b Register of Shipping (1800), Supplemental pages "J".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Letter of Marque, p.80 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ Register of Shipping (1804), Seq. №IJ574.
  4. ^ Lloyd's List №4445.
  5. ^ Register of Shipping (1810), Seq.№IJ586.
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