Dame Ernouf (1807 privateer)

History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameDame Ernouf
NamesakeGeneviève Miloent, wife of Jean Augustin Ernouf, governor of Guadeloupe
RenamedDiligent (1810)
General characteristics
Complement
  • Dame Ernouf:130
  • Diligent:97-120
Armament
  • Dame Ernouf:10 guns, later 6 to increase her speed
  • Diligent:2 × 12-pounder guns + 16 × 24-pounder carronades

Dame Ernouf first appears under that name in 1807. Her origins are currently obscure. She served as a privateer first under that name, and then under the name Diligent. As Diligent she not only capture several merchantmen but also two British Royal Navy vessels: a schooner and a brig. She continued to capture prizes until the end of 1813 and then disappears from online records.