French Privateer brig-aviso 'L'Epervier' (1797)

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L'Epervier
Nominal Guns	16	NNF-1774
Nationality	République française
Operator	Private Owners
Previously	French brig-aviso 'L'Epervier' (1788) (6)
Purchased	4.1797	NNF-1774
Shipyard	St Malo	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Expédition Class
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander Forfait (1752-1807)	NNF-1774
Constructor	Benjamin Dubois	NNF-1774
Category	Privateer	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Brig-Aviso
Captured	12.11.1797	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Epervier' (1797) (16)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1792
Length of Gundeck83' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)26.9584 (88′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel71' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)23.0608 (75′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.4448 (27′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2224 (13′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen318Tonneaux

Armament

4.1797Broadside Weight = 40 French Livre (43.168 lbs 19.58 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck18 French 4-Pounder
Gun Deck4 French 2-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
12.11.1797Taken by Cerberus (32) on the Irish Station

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain DemerliacBook

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NNF-1792Alain DemerliacBook

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