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Showing posts with label Xebecs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Xebecs. Show all posts

Tuesday, 12 November 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1782

Feluccas: 2-6 guns, 10 rowing benches.

Xebecs: 7, 1-34 guns, 2-24 guns, 2-18 guns, 1-10 guns, 1-4 guns and 14 row benches

Barques: 10, 3-30 guns, 2-28 guns, 1-26 guns, 2-22 guns, 1-18 guns, 1-10 guns

Galliots: 2-4 guns, 14 rowing benches, 2-2 guns. 13 rowing benches.

Totally 23 vessels with a total armament of 400guns.

Source

Albert Devoulxx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869. 

Tunisian privateer under rais Aziz Arnaout in 1793

Date 8 April 1793. Type of vessel xebec. Number of rowing benches 0. Number of guns 14. Number of swivels 0. Number of crew 70. Port of departure La Goulette. Owner Redjeb ben Ayat.

Source

Pierre Grandchamp. Documents relatif aux Corsaires Tunisiens (2 Octobre 1777-4 Mai 1825), Tunis, 1925. 

Saturday, 9 November 2024

Tunisian privateer under rais Suleiman Arnaoutin 1793

Date 5 April 1793. Type of vessel xebec. Number of rowing benches 0. Number of guns 18.

Number of swivels 0. Number of crew 100. Port of departure La Goulette. Owner Hameida ben Ayat.

Source

Pierre Grandchamp. Documents relatif aux Corsaires Tunisiens (2 Octobre 1777-4 Mai 1825), Tunis, 1925. 

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1808

Frigates: 3, 1-50 guns, 1-46 guns, 1-44 guns.

Polacres: 6, 1-22 guns, 1-18 guns, 1-16 guns, 1-4 guns, 1-10 guns, 1-4 guns.

Xebecs: 7, 1-32 guns, 1-28 guns, 1-22 guns, 1-20 guns, 1-16 guns, 1-14 guns, 1-12 guns.

Boats: 2, with latin sails, 4 guns.

Yacht: 2, one sent as aviso to the Spanish coast, one merchant yacht

Totally 20 vessels with a total armament of 376 guns. Further more 2-2 gun galiotes to guard the harbour, 10 gun chaloupes or bomb vessels to serve at sea and 50 to act if the city was under attack.

Source

Albert Devoulxx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869. 

Monday, 4 November 2024

Tunisian privateer under rais Mohammed Makdiche in 1793

Date 12 March 1793. Type of vessel xebec. Number of rowing benches 0. Number of guns 6. Number of swivels 4. Number of crew 40. Port of departure Sfax. Owner Mahmoud Djelouli, caïd of Sfax.

Source

Pierre Grandchamp. Documents relatif aux Corsaires Tunisiens (2 Octobre 1777-4 Mai 1825), Tunis, 1925. 

Monday, 28 October 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1807

Frigates: 3, 1-50 guns, 1-46 guns, 1-44 guns.

Polacres: 2, 1-18 guns, 1-3 masts unarmed.

Xebecs: 2, 1-32 guns, 1-20 guns.

Boats: 1 with latin sails, 4 guns.

Spéronades: 1-2 guns, one  mast.

Gun chaloupes: 5-1 gun, 1 mast, in service of the Regence off the Tunisian coast.

Gun chaloupers or bomb vessels:5, with one mast

Totally 9 vessels 10 gun chaloupes with a total armament of 221 guns.

Source

Albert Devoulxx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869. 

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1801

Frigates: 1-36 guns called l; Américaine.

Xebecs: 2, 1-32 guns, 1-10 guns.

Brigs: 1-22 guns.

Galiots: 1.

Totally 5 vessels with a total armament of 100 guns.

Source

Albert Devoulxx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869. 

Sunday, 20 October 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1800

Frigates: 2-36 guns, one called l’ Américaine.

Xebecs: 6, 1-34 guns, 2-32 guns, 1-18 guns, 1-16 guns, 1-10 guns called Kirlankotch.

Brigs: 1-22 guns.

Polacres: 4, 2-222 uns, 1-18 guns, 1-6 guns.

Goelettes: 2, 1-16 guns, 1-12 guns.

Demi-galleys: 1-3 guns.

Totally 16 vessels with a total armament of 335 guns.

Source

Albert Devoulxx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869. 

Saturday, 19 October 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1799

Frigates: 2-36 guns, one called El-Merikana.

Polacres: 4, 2-22 guns, 1-18 gun, 1-6 guns.

Xebecs: 6, 1-34 guns, 2-32 guns, 1-18 guns, 1-16 guns, 1-10 guns called Kirlankotch.

Brigs: 1-22 guns.

Goelettes: 2-12 guns.

Totally 15 vessels with a total armament of 238 guns. One 34 guns xebec cpatured by 2 Portuguese warships.

Source

Albert Devoulxx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869. 

Friday, 18 October 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1798

Frigates: 2-36 guns.

Corvettes: 3, 2-30 guns, 1-26 guns.

Polacres: 4, 1-22 guns, 1-18 guns, 1-16 guns, 1-6 guns.

Xebecs: 11, 2-34 guns, 2-24 guns, 3-18 guns, 1-16 guns, 1-10 guns, 1-6 guns.

Vessels: 1-6 guns, 1-4 guns.

Barques: 3, 1-4 guns, 3 masts, of the Bey of Oran, 2 unarmed.

Demi galleys: 1-5 guns, 17 row benches.

Goelettes: 2-12 guns.

Cutters: 1-16 guns.

Totally 27 vessels with a total armament of 487 guns and 2 unarmed barques.

Source

Albert Devoulx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869. 

Thursday, 17 October 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1797

Frigates: 1-36 guns called El-Merikana (l’Américaine)

Corvettes 2-30 guns.

Xebecs: 7, 3-24 guns, 1-18 guns, 1-16 guns, 10-10 guns. 1-6 guns of the Dey.

Cutters: 1-16 uns of the Dey.

Brigs: 1-32 guns captured.

Vessels: 2, 1-16 guns, 1-6 guns.

Totally 13 vessels with a total armament of 256 guns.

Source

Albert Devoulx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869. 

Monday, 14 October 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1769

Barques: 3, 1-20 guns, 2-10 guns.

Xebecs: g, 1-30 guns, 1-24 guns, 2-22 guns, 1-16 guns, 1-14 guns.

Galliots: 6, 1-6 guns 4 row benches, 2-4 guns 13 row benches, 2-2 guns, 18 benches, 1-4 swivels, 15 row benches.

Totally 15 vessels with a total armament of 186 guns and 4 swivels.

Source

Albert Devoulx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No. 77, September 1869. 

Sunday, 13 October 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1806

Frigates: 3, 1-50 guns (new), 1-46 guns, 1-44 guns.

Polacres: 2, 1-22 guns, 1-6 guns.

Xebecs: 5, 1-32 guns, 1-28 guns, 2-6 guns, 1-4 guns.

Goelettes: 1-16 guns.

Feluccas; 2-1 gun.

Boats: 1-2 guns.

Pinques: 1-4 guns.

Totally 15 vessels with a total armament of 268 guns.

Source

Albert Devoulx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869.

Saturday, 12 October 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1805

Frigates: 3, 1-46 guns, 1-44 guns, 1-36 called l’Américaine.

Xebecs: 3, 1-32 guns, 1-28 guns, 1-24 guns.

Brigs: 1-22 guns,

Polacres: 2, 1-22 guns, 1-18 guns.

Goelettes: 1-16 guns.

Totally 10 vessels with a total armament of 282 guns.

Source

Albert Devoulx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869. 

Friday, 11 October 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1804

Frigates: 2, 1-46 guns, 1-36 called l’Américaine.

Xebecs: 4, 2-32 guns, 1-28 guns, 1-24 guns.

Brigs: 2-22 guns.

Goelettes: 1-18 guns,

Polacres: 1-22 guns.

Totally 10 vessels with a total armament of 280 guns.

Source

Albert Devoulx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869. 

Thursday, 10 October 2024

The Algerian privateers fleet anno 1803

Frigates: 3, 1-46 guns, 1-44 guns, 1-36 called l’Américaine.

Xebecs: 7, 2-32 guns, 1-28 guns, 2-24 guns (one captured by a Portuguese 74 guns ship of the line, 2-18 guns (of which was new).

Brigs: 1-22 guns.

Goelettes: 2, 1-18 guns, 1-16 guns.

Polacres: 4, 1-22 guns, 1-18 guns, 1-8 guns (3 masts), 1-4 guns (3-masts).

Totally 17 vessels with a total armament of 410 guns.

Source

Albert Devoulx. “La Marine de la Régence d’Alger”, Revue Africaine, No.. 77, September 1869.