ShipYard ZL002-2 Le Coureur 1776

Le Coureur (free translation: runner) was a French sailing ship from the period of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The vessel was built under the supervision of Jacques and Daniel Denys at a shipyard in the city of Dunkirk in northern France. The launch of the vessel took place in May 1776. The unit served under the French flag for a very short time, because already in June 1778, almost exactly two years after the launch, it entered a naval fight with the British HMS Alert and as a result was captured by the British. From 1778, the ship served in the Royal Navy under the name HMS Coureur and served primarily in the area of hostilities in North America. However, in June, this time in 1780, HMS Coureur changed its flag again as a result of being seized by enemy forces. This time, the ship fell into the hands of the emerging United States, which captured the ship in the waters of Newfoundland.