French corvette 'La Mignonne' (1795)

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La Mignonne
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	1794	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	6.10.1794	BWAS-1714
Acquired	15.10.1795	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.1797	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Cherbourg Dockyard - Cherbourg	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Etna Class (1794)	FWAS1786
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Pierre OzanneFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1757-1811	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Corvette
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	28.6.1803	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British sloop 'Mignonne' (1803) (16) 1803-1804 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck35.95Meters117′ 11″ Imperial
Length of Keel32.48Meters106′ 6″ Imperial
Breadth9.74Meters31′ 11″ Imperial
Depth in Hold4.82Meters15′ 9″ Imperial

Armament

15.10.1795Broadside Weight = 144 French Livre (155.4048 lbs 70.488 kg)FWAS1786
Gun Deck16 French 18-Pounder

1803Broadside Weight = 90 French Livre (97.128 lbs 44.055 kg)FWAS1786
Gun Deck10 French 18-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1803Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated CorvetteFWAS1786

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

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Monday 27th of July 2026 12:36	Jon Miller	Henry BlaxtonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1767-1794
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:35	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ambuscade' (1798) (36) 1798-1813 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1804 Renamed "Seine"
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:33	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Espiegle' (1793) (16) 1793-1802 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:29	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Romulus' (1785) (36) 1785-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:28	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Romulus' (1785) (36) 1785-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

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