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Le Merlin

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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1714
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Previously
British sloop 'Merlin' (1756) (10) 1756-1757
British 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop
Captured19.4.1757BWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
Ship ClassBonetta Class (1755)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John QuallettBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1755
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigSnowBWAS-1714
Captured8.1757BWAS-1714
Becomes
British sloop 'Merlin' (1757) (10) 1757-1778
British 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop
1757 Renamed "Zephyr"

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck86' 6 ½"Imperial Feet26.2255 
Length of Keel70' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet21.3424 
Breadth24' 5 ½"Imperial Feet7.3279 
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048 
Burthen223 1694Tons BM 

Service History


DateEventSource
8.1757Taken by
Lancaster (66) 1749-1773
British 66 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line

8.1757Taken by
Dunkirk (60) 1754-1792
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line


 
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