British schooner 'Eclair' (1801)

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Eclair ➡ 1809 Pickle
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French schooner 'L'Éclair' (1799) (2) 1799-1801 French 2 Gun Unrated Schooner
Captured	18.1.1801	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	NNF-1792
Designed by	Pierre OzanneFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1757-1811	NNF-1792
Constructor	Mathurin CrucyFrench Ship Builder Service 1803-1809	NNF-1792
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Sold	11.6.1818	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1792
Length of Gundeck77' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)25.0096 (82′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth19' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1712 (20′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold7' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.4631 (8′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen67Tonneaux
Length on the waterline74' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)24.0352 (78′ 10″ Imperial)

Armament

1801Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pound Carronade

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1809 - 1810LieutenantBWAS-17935.1809 - 1809Lieutenant†BWAS-17931810 - 1811LieutenantBWAS-17931811 - 4.1812LieutenantBWAS-17934.1812 - 1815LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
5.2.1804Grand Décidé vs Eclair
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
5.1809Renamed PickleBWAS-1793
11.6.1809Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
1810In the Channel IslandsBWAS-1793
5.7.1810Sailed for the Davis StraitBWAS-1793
8.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
11.6.1818Sold to Mr. DurkinBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1792Alain Demerliac, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 29th of June 2026 06:47

Portsmouth, 16 March 1816: The Kingfisher, Acteon, Fervent, Urgent, and Pickle, in this harbour, are ordered to be sold out of the service. [Hampshire Telegraph, 18 March 1816]

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