French corvette 'Le Sénégal' (1778)

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Le Sénégal
Nominal Guns	18	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British sloop 'Senegal' (1760) (14)
Captured	14.8.1778	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Beaver Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	William Bately	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry Bird	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	2.11.1780	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck91' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)29.5568 (96′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel79' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)25.6682 (84′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth24' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.8155 (25′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.8976 (12′ 9″ Imperial)

Armament

8.1778Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
2.11.1780Taken by Zephyr (14) in the Gambia River

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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