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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Previously French unrated corvette 'Fleche' (1768) BWAS-1793
Captured1794/05/21BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1794/05/24
ShipyardToulon BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrig-Sloop BWAS-1793
Wrecked1795/11/12BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck92' 9"Imperial Feet28.2702
Length of Keel74' 4"Imperial Feet22.6568
Breadth26' 6"Imperial Feet8.0772
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen278Tons BM 

Armament

1794/05/21Broadside Weight = 162 Imperial Pound ( 73.467 kg) BWAS-1793
Gun Deck18British 18-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1794/05/2175BWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1794/05/241795CommanderJohn GoreBWAS-1793
17951795LieutenantThomas BoysBWAS-1793
17951795/11/12LieutenantCharles CameBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1794/05/24Commissioned in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1795/11/12Wrecked in San Fiorenzo Bay, CorsicaBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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