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Entreprenant appears to have been a sequence of vessels (at least two and possibly three) under the same name and with the same captain, at least initially. In 1806, Lieutenant de vaisseau Pierre Bouvet was a prisoner in Bombay, where he observed the indigenous ships of the patamar type. Back in Isle de France (now Mauritius), Bouvet suggested the use of armed patamars to General Decaen, Governor General of the French possessions in the East Indies, to conduct reconnaissance and raids on the British. At this point, the defence of Isle de France had already led the authorities to purchased civilian ships into service, such as Robert Surcouf's 18-gun privateer Revenant.

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  • French brig Entreprenant (1808)
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  • Entreprenant appears to have been a sequence of vessels (at least two and possibly three) under the same name and with the same captain, at least initially. In 1806, Lieutenant de vaisseau Pierre Bouvet was a prisoner in Bombay, where he observed the indigenous ships of the patamar type. Back in Isle de France (now Mauritius), Bouvet suggested the use of armed patamars to General Decaen, Governor General of the French possessions in the East Indies, to conduct reconnaissance and raids on the British. At this point, the defence of Isle de France had already led the authorities to purchased civilian ships into service, such as Robert Surcouf's 18-gun privateer Revenant.
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  • Entreprenant appears to have been a sequence of vessels (at least two and possibly three) under the same name and with the same captain, at least initially. In 1806, Lieutenant de vaisseau Pierre Bouvet was a prisoner in Bombay, where he observed the indigenous ships of the patamar type. Back in Isle de France (now Mauritius), Bouvet suggested the use of armed patamars to General Decaen, Governor General of the French possessions in the East Indies, to conduct reconnaissance and raids on the British. At this point, the defence of Isle de France had already led the authorities to purchased civilian ships into service, such as Robert Surcouf's 18-gun privateer Revenant. Decaen agreed to construct a ship to test Bouvet's ideas. In 1807, after a six-week construction period, the patamar or felucca was ready. She was armed with an 8-pounder gun and had a crew of 40 men. She served at Île de Bourbon and cruised the north-west coast of India from 7 December 1807. During these cruises Entreprenant took a number of prizes. One of these was the English merchant brig Marguerite, which he had captured in February 1808. Marguerite, under the command of Captain Wilson, was of 270 tons burthen, and carried ten 12-pounder carronades. When he switched his vessels, Bouvet transferred the name Entreprenant as well. Later that year the French constructed a "brig gourable", This vessel received the name Entreprenant, and was commissioned under Bouvet's command.
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