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La Licorne

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Nominal Guns20NNF-1774
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Previously
British Sixth Rate ship 'Unicorn' (1776) (20) 1776-1780
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Captured4.9.1780NNF-1774
ShipyardCuckolds Point - Rotherhithe BWAS-1714
Ship ClassSphinx Class (1773)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John RandallBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1756-1776
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateNNF-1774
Ship TypeShipNNF-1774
Sailing RigShip RiggedNNF-1774
Captured20.4.1781NNF-1774
Becomes
British Sixth Rate ship 'Unicorn' (1781) (20) 1781-1787
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184 
Length of Keel89' 4"Imperial Feet27.1385 
Breadth30' 2 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567 
Depth in Hold9' 10"Imperial Feet2.7432 
Burthen433 5894Tons BM 

Armament


9.1780Broadside Weight = 138 French Livre (148.9296 lbs 67.551 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck8 French 12-Pound Obusier
Gun Deck20 French 9-Pounder

Service History


DateEventSource
20.4.1781Taken by
Resource (28) 1778-1816
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
1806 Renamed "Enterprise"
off Cape Blaise


 
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