French lugger 'La Sylphe' (1782)

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La Sylphe
Nominal Guns	10	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	3.1782	NNF-1774
Launched	7.9.1782	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	9.1782	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Cerf-Volant (1781)	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Lugger	NNF-1774
Captured	18.10.1782	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck67' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)21.7616 (71′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel59' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)19.1632 (62′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth17' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5525 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold8' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.8149 (9′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen113Ton

Armament

7.9.1782Broadside Weight = 15 French Livre (16.188 lbs 7.3425 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck10 French 3-Pounder

18.10.1782Broadside Weight = 8 French Livre (8.6336 lbs 3.916 kg)BG
Gun Deck4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.9.178272Design Complement
18.10.178230 BG

Service History

DateEventSource
16.10.1782

Depart for Brest from Boulogne-sur-Mer

BG
18.10.1782Taken by BG

Notes on Ship

CaptainBG

Sieur Paillet , Lieutenant de Frégate

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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