British sloop 'Mignonne' (1806)

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4th Rate Ship of the Line
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Mignonne -> 1810 Musette
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig-corvette 'Le Phaeton' (1804) (16) 1804-1806 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette
Captured	26.3.1806	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	10.1806	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Antwerpen - Flanders	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Palinure Class (1803)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	BWAS-1793
Constructor	DanetFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	1.9.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck97' 0"Imperial Feet29.5656
Length of Keel77' 0"Imperial Feet23.4696
Breadth28' 4"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336
Burthen328 ⁷⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1806Broadside Weight = 230 Imperial Pound ( 104.305 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1806 - 10.1807CommanderBWAS-179310.1807 - 1808CommanderBWAS-17931808 - 27.12.1808CommanderBWAS-179327.12.1808 - 7.1810CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1806Commissioned at JamaicaBWAS-1793
7.1810Renamed MusetteBWAS-1793
30.9.1810Arrived at Portsmouth and laid up in OrdinaryBWAS-1793
1.9.1814Sold at Portsmouth for £400BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Monday 16th of May 2022 06:45	Cy	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Oxford' (1727) (50) 1727-1758 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 15th of May 2022 21:56	Albert Parker	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Oxford' (1727) (50) 1727-1758 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 15th of May 2022 19:22	Cy	Jan HalfhoornDutch Naval Sailor Service 1665
Sunday 15th of May 2022 17:22	VARIAN VERNON ESPECKERMAN	Jan HalfhoornDutch Naval Sailor Service 1665
Sunday 15th of May 2022 08:05	Cy	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Oxford' (1727) (50) 1727-1758 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

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