French Ship Modeste
There are two ships of the French navy that have borne the name ''Modeste'': * , captured in 1759 and taken into service as HMS ''Modeste''. She was broken up in August 1800. * , captured in 1793 by and taken into service as HMS ''Modeste''. She was broken up in June 1814. *Note that ''Modeste'' (1797), captured in 1797 by , was a French privateer A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or deleg ... and not a naval ship. {{DEFAULTSORT:Modeste, French Ship French Navy ship names ...
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Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or delegated authority issued commissions, also referred to as a letter of marque, during wartime. The commission empowered the holder to carry on all forms of hostility permissible at sea by the usages of war. This included attacking foreign vessels and taking them as prizes, and taking prize crews as prisoners for exchange. Captured ships were subject to condemnation and sale under prize law, with the proceeds divided by percentage between the privateer's sponsors, shipowners, captains and crew. A percentage share usually went to the issuer of the commission (i.e. the sovereign). Privateering allowed sovereigns to raise revenue for war by mobilizing privately owned armed ships and sailors to supplement state power. For participants, privateerin ...
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