French Privateer corvette 'Le Saint Esprit' (1761)

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Johanna (Unknown) 1671-1682
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
(1671)
John SinkersonBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761
Halifax (26) 1701-1712
British 26 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1701)
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(1701)
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British 26 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1701)
James Anthony GardnerBritish
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Service 1795-1797
William PartridgeBritish
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Service 1794
Macclesfield (Unknown) 1720-1732
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(1720)
Macclesfield (Unknown) 1720-1732
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Princess Amelia (Unknown) 1716-1727
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Le Saint Esprit
Nominal Guns	16	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Keel Laid Down	1760	NNF-1715
Acquired	1761	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean GeoffroyFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Privateer	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Bought by the Navy	8.1762	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck90' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)29.232 (95′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.1525 (26′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.5728 (11′ 8″ Imperial)
Displacementc500Ton
Burthen315Ton

Armament

1761Broadside Weight = 32 French Livre (34.5344 lbs 15.664 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck16 French 4-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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