French corvette 'La Fleche' (1768)

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La Fleche	15650
Nominal Guns	18	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	2.1768	NNF-1715
Launched	19.10.1768	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	9.1769	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Designed by	Louis-Hillarion Chapelle	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	21.5.1794	NNF-1715
Becomes	British sloop 'Fleche' (1794) (14)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck108'French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.1055 (115′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth27' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.7928 (28′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2946 (14′ 1″ Imperial)
Displacementc550Ton
Burthen280Ton

Armament

9.1769Broadside Weight = 54 French Livre (58.2768 lbs 26.433 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder

1794Broadside Weight = 42 French Livre (45.3264 lbs 20.559 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.17691366 officers, 130 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1786Capitaine de Vaisseau Armand Philippe Germain de Cajarc de Saint-Félix (Marquis de Maurémont) (1737-1819)ref:631

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1782 - 4.1783Garde de la Marine François Henri Eugène Augier (1764-1834)00210.1789 - 12.1789Élève de Première Classe François Henri Eugène Augier (1764-1834)002

Service History

DateEventSource
1786

At Cherbour , during the visit of King Louis XVI

ref:631
10.1789

Armed at Smyrne

002

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:631 Web Site

002Thierry Pouliquen, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 11th of October 2019 05:40

April 1790 French Fleche 18 corvette major de vaisseau chevalier de Lestang-Parade, she sailed on a mission to Saloniki, and then to Largentière. She then returned to Toulon via Paros.
Between 12 May and June 1792 French Fleche 18 corvette lieutenant de vaisseau Blanquet Du Chayla, sailed from Tunis southward via Cerigo and Largentière.

Posted by Tim oakley on Thursday 19th of July 2012 18:48

21 May 1794 Ad Hood’s forces take the surrender of Bastia, Corsica, and Fleche 14 brig sloop taken and added

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