French brig 'Le Mercure' (1842)

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Le Mercure
Nominal Guns	18	ref:1122
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	4.1841	ref:1122
Keel Laid Down	26.6.1841	ref:1122
Launched	25.5.1842	ref:1122
First Commissioned	1.2.1843	ref:1122
How acquired	Built by Contract	ref:1122
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	ref:1122
Designed by	Hippolyte Louis Edouard PrétotFrench Ship Builder Service 1816-1865	ref:1122
Category	Unrated	ref:1122
Ship Type	Brig	ref:1122
Sailing Rig	Brig	ref:1122
Deleted from list	8.3.1862	ref:1122

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1122
Length of Gundeck34.0Meters111′ 6″ Imperial
Moulded Breadth9.4Meters29′ 7″ Imperial
Depth in Hold4.33Meters14′ 2″ Imperial
Draught Aft4.62Meters15′ 1″ Imperial
Burthen618Ton
Length on the waterline33.7Meters108′ 5″ Imperial

Armament

1.2.1843Broadside Weight = 262.1 Imperial Pound (281.108 lbs 127.5024 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck16 French 30-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 French 16cm Shell Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.2.1843101 ref:1122

Service History

DateEventSource
8.3.1862Rerated as a Coal Hulkref:1122
1888

Complete scrapping .

ref:1122

Notes on Ship

Mastsref:1122

same as Cygne Class : Main 46ft 1in x 1ft 8in; Fore 43ft 10in x 1ft 8in. Sail area 1338 sq.yd.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

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