British sloop 'Trompeuse' (1797)

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Trompeuse
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer sloop 'Le Mercure' (1797) (18) 1797-1797 French 18 Gun Privateer Sloop
Named	17.9.1798	BWAS-1793
Captured	5.1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Foundered	17.5.1800	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck103' 5"Imperial Feet31.4367
Length of Keel83' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet25.3048
Breadth27' 6 ½"Imperial Feet8.2423
Depth in Hold12' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet3.6767
Burthen337 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1799Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.179996 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
9.1799 - 17.5.1800Commander†BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
6.9.1798Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.3.1800Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
17.5.1800Lost with all hands in the ChannelBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 27th of August 2012 21:05

16 - 17 May 1800 A severe storm in the Channel causes the hired cutter Lady Jane 6 [lost with all hands], sloops Railleur 14 Commander John Raynor killed and Trompeuse 18 both founder

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