Dame Ernouf (1807 privateer)

For other ships with the same name, see Dame Ernouf (ship).

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.