page_title: HMS Barbuda (1780)
section_title: HMS Legere
hierarchical_section_title: HMS Barbuda (1780) / HMS Legere
caption_attribution_description: English: LEGERE FL.1796 [FRENCH] lines &amp; profile
context_page_description: HMS Barbuda was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1780 after having briefly served as an American privateer. Barbuda was one of the two sloops that captured Demerara and Essequibo in 1781, but the French Navy captured her there in 1782 and took her into service as Barboude. The French Navy sold her to private owners in 1786, and she served briefly as a privateer in early 1793 before the French Navy purchased her again and named her Légère. She served them until mid-1796 when the Royal Navy captured her and took her into service as HMS Legere. She was wrecked off the coast of Colombia, without loss of life, in February 1801.
context_section_description: The Royal Navy commissioned Legere in November 1797 under Commander Joshua Watson. Commander Cornelius Quinton replaced Watson in March 1798 and next month sailed for Jamaica.
  On 13 December 1799 Legere recaptured the brig Mercury.
  In January or February 1800, Legere captured the 2-gun privateer Petite Victoire. She had a crew of 52 men and was sailing in ballast. Legere shared the proceeds of the capture with Pelican. She also shared in the proceeds of Pelican's capture of the privateer Actif.
  Between 1 March 1800 and 19 May, Legere captured three vessels:
  a Spanish schooner, which was sailing from Maracaibo to Curacoa with a cargo of fustic;
  a Dutch schooner sailing from "Acquin" to Curacoa with coffee; and,
  a Spanish felucca carrying cocoa.
  Legere captured two more schooners after that. On 20 May she captured the Aurora. Then on 19 August Leger captured a schooner of unknown name.
caption: Legere as drawn in 1796
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