British sloop 'Victorieuse' (1795)

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Victorieuse
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'La Victorieuse' (1794) (18) 1794-1795 French 18 Gun Unrated Brig
Named	6.10.1795	BWAS-1793
Captured	25.8.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Honfleur - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Belliqueuse Class (1793)	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
Broken Up	7.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck103' 1"Imperial Feet31.4029
Length of Keel85' 6 ⅞"Imperial Feet25.9302
Breadth27' 8 ½"Imperial Feet8.2423
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen349 ⁴³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1795Broadside Weight = 104 Imperial Pound ( 47.164 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pounder

1.9.1800Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2695 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1795130 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1795 - 12.1795CommanderBWAS-179312.1795 - 7.7.1796CommanderBWAS-17937.7.1796 - 1799CommanderBWAS-17931800 - 10.1803CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
18.9.1795Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
23.12.1795Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £890.0.0dBWAS-1793
22.2.1796Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
26.11.1797Took the Privateer off St Thomas
7.5.1798Took the Sloop off Guadeloupe
20.6.1798Took the Privateer off Trinidad
2.12.1798In company with , destroyed off Cape Three PointsBWAS-1793
4.12.1798Took the Privateer at Gurupano
10.1803Paid offBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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