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Fleche15650
Nominal Guns18NNF-1715
NationalityFranceNNF-1715
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1715
Keel Laid Down1768/02NNF-1715
Launched1768/10/19NNF-1715
First Commissioned1769/09
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1715
ShipyardToulon NNF-1715
Designed byLouis-Hillarion Chapelle BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedNNF-1715
Ship TypeCorvette NNF-1715
Captured1794/05/21NNF-1715
Becomes British unrated brig-sloop 'Fleche' (1794) NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck108'French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.0784
Breadth27' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.932
Depth in Hold13' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.4389
Displacementc550Ton 
Burthen280Ton 

Armament

1769/09Broadside Weight = 54 French Livre (58.266 lbs 26.433 kg) NNF-1715
Gun Deck18French 6-Pounder
1794Broadside Weight = 42 French Livre (45.318 lbs 20.559 kg) NNF-1715
Gun Deck14French 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1769/091366 officers, 130 menNNF-1715

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1715 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774Alain DemerliacBook
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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Posted by Tim oakley on Thursday 19th of July 2012 19:48

21 May 1794 Ad Hood’s forces take the surrender of Bastia, Corsica, and Fleche 14 brig sloop taken and added

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