French cutter Renard (1812)
{{Short description|French boat}}
{{other ships|French ship Renard}}
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The Renard was a cutter launched in 1812 and armed and owned by Robert Surcouf. It was Surcouf’s eighth and last privateer ship.
Renard cruised under Captain Aimable Sauveur until 23 August 1813, when he required a replacement.Cunat, p.421 Command then went to Emmanuel Leroux-Desrochettes.
On 9 September 1813, beginning at 5 p.m. and lasting through the night, Renard successfully engaged the British 10-gun schooner {{HMS|Alphea|1806|6}}, crewed by 35 sailors. Combat was intense and bloody until at 3:30 a.m. the following morning, when the Alphea took two direct hits from Renard to (presumably) the powder magazine and exploded.Cunat, p.430 There were no reported survivors.
Renard lost five men killed and 31 wounded, including her captain,James (1837), Vol. 6, pp.160-1. who had an arm shot away and later died of his injuries.Cunat, p.428 Renard returned to France with only 13 able-bodied men. Alphea had carried a crew of 41 men.
Replica
The Association du Cotre Corsaire Le Renard (loi de 1901) built a sailing replica of Renard in May 1991. One may rent the modern Renard for a day, for cruises, or for meetings.[http://www.cotre-corsaire-renard.com/index.html] Cotre corsaire Le Renard
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References
- {{cite book|title=Saint-Malo illustré par ses marins|first=Charles|last=Cunat|authorlink=Charles Cunat|publisher=Imprimerie de F. Péalat|year=1857|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W1koAAAAYAAJ|language=French}}
- {{cite book| last = James| first = William| authorlink = William James (naval historian)| year = 1837| title = The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV.| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_PSwOAAAAQAAJ| publisher = R. Bentley}}
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