Duc de Dantzig (1808 ship)
In 1807, shipowner Tiesset commissioned Duc de Dantzig under Captain Jean-Pierre Antoine Duchenne, with 14 guns and 50 men.Duc de Dantzig took part in the capture of William & Henry, along with the naval ships Estelle, Mars, and Chasseur.[6][7][8] Lloyd's List (LL) reported that William & Henry was sailing from London to the Cape of Good Hope with a cargo worth 700,000 francs when bad weather drove her into Le Havre with the loss of her mizzen mast and bowsprit.Duke had recently captured Industry, Moore, master, which was sailing from St Kitts to Wilmington, and the Spanish three-masted schooner General Romana carrying dry goods from Cadiz to Vera Cruz.[15] Damaged by a heavy sea, Duc de Dantzig had to throw her guns overboard to remain afloat and returned to harbour.Tobago was sailing from Guadeloupe and St Bartholemew's to New Brunswick when Duc de Dantzig captured and burnt her.[19] Aregnaudeau and Duc de Dantzig were last heard of on 13 December 1811, when the privateer Gazelle reached Morlaix and reported on her activities.[2] Napoléon Gallois later relayed the legend that an unspecified French frigate had encountered the wreck of Duc de Dantzig drifting at sea, covered with dried blood and the putrefying corpses of her crew, many crucified to the masts or the deck.