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Railleur, 1797
Type: Ship-sloop ; Armament 14
Taken : 1797 ; Disposal date or year : 16-17 May 1800
Disposal Details : Foundered at the same time as the Trompeuse. Foundered as is supposed, having parted company in a gale in the Channel : crew perished. Captain John Raynor (Vol iii, Appendix No 9)
Complement: 76 men and boys
Notes:

27 Jan 1800 sailed from Plymouth in search of the of the French 38-gun frigate Pallas, which was captured on 6 Feb, and subsequently purchased into the Service as the Pique.