British sloop 'Victorieuse' (1795)

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Victorieuse
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'La Victorieuse' (1794) (18)
Named	6.10.1795	BWAS-1793
Captured	25.8.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Honfleur - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Belliqueuse Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander Forfait (1752-1807)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	7.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck103' 1"Imperial Feet31.4029
Length of Keel85' 6 ⅞"Imperial Feet25.9302
Breadth27' 8 ½"Imperial Feet8.2423
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen349 ⁴³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1795Broadside Weight = 104 Imperial Pound ( 47.164 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pounder

1.9.1800Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2695 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1795130 BWAS-1793

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.1795 - 12.1795CommanderRobert WinthropBWAS-179312.1795 - 7.7.1796CommanderJemmett Mainwaring (d.1801)BWAS-17937.7.1796 - 1799CommanderEdward Stirling DicksonBWAS-17931800 - 10.1803CommanderJohn RichardsBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
18.9.1795Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
23.12.1795Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £890.0.0dBWAS-1793
22.2.1796Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
26.11.1797Took the Privateer L'Etoile du Matin (2) off St Thomas
7.5.1798Took the Sloop Le Brutus (6) off Guadeloupe
20.6.1798Took the Privateer Les Trois Couleurs (4) off Trinidad
2.12.1798In company with Zephyr (14) , destroyed Proserpine (2) off Cape Three PointsBWAS-1793
4.12.1798Took the Privateer La Couleuvre (6) at Gurupano
10.1803Paid offBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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