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''Officieuse'' was a storeship launched on 3 August 1776. The French Royal Navy lent her to the ''Compagnie de Guyane'' in September. She completed four voyages for the ''Compagnie'', before wrecking on the fifth.〔Demerliac (1996), p.206, #2074.〕 *January to July 1777: Le Havre, Tenerife, Gorée, Juda, Île du Prince (possibly Prince Edward Island, Cap-Français, Le Havre *July 1778 to 1779: Rochefort, Lorient, Gorée, Groix, Guyanne, Rochefort *August 1779 to end-1779: Rochefort to Senegal and return *March 1780 to November: Rochefort to Guyane and return During this last voyage she captured the British merchant vessel ''Arlequin'' (probably ''Harlequin''), off Cayenne. However, in 1781 the British recaptured her.〔Demerliac (1996), p.207, #2091.〕 The captor was possibly , which captured the brig ''Harlequin'' on 7 December 1781. In June 1781, ''Officeuse'' left Bordeux for Senegal. In November she wrecked while crossing the bar at Casamance to escape , under Captain Thomas Shirley. Shirley reported that ''Officeuse'' was supposed to be worth £30,000. ==Citations== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Officeuse (1776)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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