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Le Basque

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalityEmpire Français
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down6.1808BWAS-1714
Launched13.2.1809BWAS-1714
First Commissioned4.1809BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBayonne - Aquitaine BWAS-1714
Ship ClassPalinure Class (1803)BWAS-1714
Designed by
François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1793-1821
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeBrig-CorvetteBWAS-1714
Captured13.11.1809BWAS-1714
Becomes
British sloop 'Foxhound' (1809) (16) 1809-1816
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck95' 6"Imperial Feet28.9865 
Length of Keel78' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet23.7935 
Breadth28' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet8.5408 
Depth in Hold8' 1"Imperial Feet2.4638 
Burthen347 6694Tons BM 

Service History


DateEventSource
13.11.1809Taken by
Druid (32) 1783-1813
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate


 
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