French sloop 'L'Observateur' (1800)

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L'Observateur
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	7.1799	BWAS-1793
Launched	25.6.1800	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Vigilant Class (1799)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Captured	9.6.1806	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Observateur' (1806) (16) 1806-1814 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 6"Imperial Feet27.5844
Length of Keel72' 8"Imperial Feet22.0472
Breadth28' 0"Imperial Feet8.5344
Depth in Hold7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Burthen303Tons BM

Armament

25.6.1800Broadside Weight = 32 French Livre (34.5344 lbs 15.664 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 French 4-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
9.6.1806Taken by in the West Indies
10.1807Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
4.1808Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £18011.0.0dBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Monday 27th of July 2026 19:34	Jon Miller	Sir Charles BrisbaneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1819
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Monday 27th of July 2026 19:31	Jon Miller	Henry Edward Reginald BakerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1814
Monday 27th of July 2026 19:29	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Triton' (1796) (32) 1796-1814 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 27th of July 2026 19:27	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Marchioness of Exeter' (1801) (Unknown) 1801-1817 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman

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