French brig 'L'Alcion' (1801)

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L'Alcion	22261
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	6.1801	BWAS-1793
Launched	7.10.1801	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	4.1802	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Basse-Indre - Nantes	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Alcion Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Jean Michel Segondat (1779-1854)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig	BWAS-1793
Captured	8.7.1803	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Halcyon' (1803) (16)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck91' 6"Imperial Feet27.8892
Length of Keel71' 4 ⅜"Imperial Feet21.6503
Breadth28' 0"Imperial Feet8.5344
Depth in Hold8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384
Burthen297 ⁶⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1803Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)BWAS-1817
Upper Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1803 - 8.7.1803Lieutenant de Frégate LacueeTRN5

Service History

DateEventSource
8.7.1803On July 7th, the French brig Alcion, 16, Lieutenant Lacuee, was chased by the British frigate Narcissus (32) , 36, Captain Sir Ross Donnelly (1761-1840), off the west of Sardinia. The Alcion in vain attempted to shake her pursuer off, was overtaken, and at 2 A.M. on the 8th, after returning a few shots, struck her flag. She was apparently on her way back to Toulon from Alexandria, ignorant that war had broken out. As she was a fine vessel of her class, prodigiously fast, she was purchased for the Navy as the Halcyon.TRN5
8.7.1803Taken by Narcissus (32) off Sardinia

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

TRN5William Laid Clowes, Digital Book

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