Auguste (1808 privateer)

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

Auguste (or Augusta) was a privateer launched at Bordeaux in 1808. She made three cruises. For her first cruise she was under the command of a Captain Henry, with 70 men and eighteen 8-pounder guns. For her second cruise she was under a Captain La Case. Her third and last cruise took place from December 1810 until her capture on 6 April 1811. She was under the command of Juan Jamays, with 11 officers and 115 men.^[1]

History
France
Name	Auguste
Builder	Courau Frères, Bordeaux
Commissioned	1808
Fate	Captured 1811
General characteristics [1]
Displacement	300 tons (French)
Length	33.1 m (108 ft 7 in)
Beam	9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Sail plan	Ship
Complement	70
Armament	18 × 8-pounder short guns
Notes	Three-masted

Capture: HMS Emerald captured Auguste on 6 April 1811,^[2] and brought her into Cork.^[3]