French Sixth Rate corvette 'La Circé' (1833)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
Portugese Unknown Gun
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(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
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La Circé
Nominal Guns	28	ref:1122
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	10.1831	ref:1122
Keel Laid Down	4.1832	ref:1122
Acquired	1833	ref:1122
First Commissioned	1.2.1833	ref:1122
How acquired	Rebuilt	ref:1122
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	ref:1122
Ship Class	28-Gun Corvettes Programme - Razeed 44-Gun Frigates Class (1831)	ref:1122
Category	Sixth Rate	ref:1122
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1800
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1800
Deleted from list	26.4.1844	ref:1122

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1800
Length of Gundeck46.50Meters152′ 6″ Imperial
Length of Keel42.00Meters137′ 9″ Imperial
Breadth11.91Meters39′ 0″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.17Meters20′ 2″ Imperial
Displacement1,179Ton
Burthen620Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1122
Length of Gundeck47.0Meters154′ 2″ Imperial
Moulded Breadth11.92Meters39′ 1″ Imperial
Depth in Hold5.38Meters17′ 7″ Imperial
Draught Aft5.72Meters18′ 9″ Imperial
Length on the waterline46.5Meters151′ 0″ Imperial

Armament

2.1833Broadside Weight = 276 French Livre (297.8592 lbs 135.102 kg)NNF-1800
Upper Gun Deck4 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder

1.2.1833Broadside Weight = 252 French Livre (271.9584 lbs 123.354 kg)ref:1122
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1844

Complete scrapping at Brest .

ref:1122

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

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