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La Sylphe

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down6.1803BWAS-1793
Launched9.7.1804BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1.1805BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardDunkerque - Flanders BWAS-1793
Ship ClassSylphe Class (1803)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Jacques-Noël SanéFrench
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1758-1836
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrig-CorvetteBWAS-1793
Captured18.8.1808BWAS-1793
Becomes
British sloop 'Seagull' (1808) (16) 1808-1814
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW028
Length of Gundeck95' 8"Imperial Feet28.9966 
Moulded Breadth27' 7"Imperial Feet8.255 

Armament


9.7.1804Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)W028
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

Service History


DateEventSource
14.5.1806Action of 1806-05-14
25.9.1806Action off Rochefort
18.8.1808Taken by
Comet (18) 1807-1815
British 18 Gun
Unrated Fireship
off Martinique


 
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