French gabarre 'La Moselle' (1794)

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La Moselle
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Previously	British sloop 'Moselle' (1793) (24) 1793-1794 British 24 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	1.1794	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Gabarre	BWAS-1714
Captured	23.5.1794	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Sixth Rate post ship 'Moselle' (1794) (24) 1794-1802 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck112' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.3776 (119′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel104' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)33.8198 (110′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.0944 (29′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen400Ton

Armament

1.1794Broadside Weight = 60 French Livre (64.752 lbs 29.37 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck20 French 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
23.5.1794Taken by off the Hyeres

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:52	Jon Miller	Philip AffleckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:41	Jon Miller	George SarradineBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1802
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:28	Jon Miller	British Other Vessels discovery vessel 'Discovery' (1789) (10) 1789-1834 British 10 Gun Other Discovery Vessel
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:15	Jon Miller	Mark RobinsonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1740-1787
Friday 24th of July 2026 06:56	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ethalion' (1797) (38) 1797-1799 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

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