British sloop 'Alerte' (1793)

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Alerte	2982
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'L'Alerte' (1787) (14)
Captured	8.1793	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Captured	18.12.1793	BWAS-1793
Becomes	French brig 'L'Alerte' (1793) (14)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck85' 0"Imperial Feet25.908
Length of Keel70' 1"Imperial Feet21.3614
Breadth26' 7"Imperial Feet7.9544
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen248Tons BM

Armament

8.1793Broadside Weight = 49 Imperial Pound ( 22.2216 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1793121Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
16.9.1793Commander Amelius Beauclerk (1771-1846) ADM 6/24/297ADM 6/2417.9.1793 - 18.12.1793Commander William Edge ADM 6/24/297BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
18.12.1793Abandoned and partially burnt at the fall of ToulonBWAS-1793
18.12.1793Taken by the French att Toulon

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/24 Archive

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