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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Previously French unrated 'Le Jean Bart' (1793) BWAS-1793
Named1795/10/06BWAS-1793
Captured1795/03/29BWAS-1793
ShipyardSt Malo BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip-Sloop BWAS-1793
Wrecked1796/06/10BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 8 ½"Imperial Feet27.6479
Length of Keel69' 11 ⅜"Imperial Feet21.3201
Breadth29' 1 ⅜"Imperial Feet8.8741
Depth in Hold11' 4"Imperial Feet3.4544
Burthen315 3494Tons BM 

Armament

1795/10Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg) BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1795/10100BWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1795/101796/06/10CommanderStephen SeymourBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1795/07Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard  
1795/10/06RegisteredBWAS-1793
1795/12Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £515.0.0d 
1796/06/10Wrecked on the Glenan Islands, Brittany, several men drowned including the commanderBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 19th of June 2012 07:59

29 Mar 1795 French Jean Bart 18 taken by Cerebus 32 and Santa Margarita 36 in the Channel, added as Arab 16 sloop

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