François-Thomas Le Même

François-Thomas Le Même (13 January 1764 30 March 1805 ) was a French privateer.

Career Le Même was born in Saint-Malo in the family of an accountant, and studied in order to enlist in the navy. Exchanged the following year, Le Même served on the ships Lys, Pilote-des-Indes and Petite-Guêpe, which he learnt that the war had ended. He then departed to prey on Dutch commerce. On 16 August 1793, Hirondelle met the brig 18-gun Good-Werwgting, under Lieutenant Raken, and captured her by boarding. Le Même sent a prize crew under Lieutenant Legars on Good-Werwgting and continued his cruise. On 25 August, Hirondelle met the 40-gun East Indiaman Williams-Thesied, under Captain John Thomson; boarded at once by both Hirondelle and Good-Werwgting, Williams-Thesied surrendered after a 40-minute battle. Hirondelle then returned to Port-Louis with her prizes. sailing from Bengal to Lisbon, and captured her. A few days later, a storm separated Ville-de-Bordeaux from her prize; Saint-Sacrement reached Mauritius on 25 February and Ville-de-Bordeaux, on the day after. Le Même was awarded 1 100 000 livres tournois in prize money. a prize taken by Sercey's squadron in the Indian Ocean and sold by the colonial government of Mauritius; After a six-month cruise, he returned to Mauritius with eight prizes. On 20 August 1804, Fortune departed Mauritius to take station in the Persian Gulf area, where she captured the 16-gun East Indiaman brig Fly after a 30-minute battle. Fly carried 50,000 piastres for the British government. Fortune continued her patrol and captured a number of smaller prizes. Fortune attempted to flee and Concorde gave chase, resulting in a race that lasted for several hours before Concorde overhauled her opponent. Le Même resisted fiercely before striking his colours at 22:15.