French Privateer corvette 'L'Expédition' (1762)

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(1798)
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British 14 Gun
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L'Expédition
Nominal Guns	16	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Keel Laid Down	1761	NNF-1715
Acquired	1762	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Privateer	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Bought by the Navy	8.1762	NNF-1715
Becomes	French corvette 'L'Expédition' (1762) (16) 1762-1783 French 16 Gun Unrated Corvette 1762 Renamed "Hirondelle"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck85' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)27.608 (90′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel70' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)22.736 (74′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth24' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.7952 (25′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.5728 (11′ 8″ Imperial)
Displacement458Ton
Burthen240Ton

Armament

1762Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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