British gun-brig 'Aventurier' (1798)

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Aventurier
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'L'Aventurier' (1793) (14) 1793-1798 French 14 Gun Unrated Brig
Captured	4.8.1798	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	29.12.1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Honfleur - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Jean-Louis PestelFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Deleted from list	1802	BWAS-1793

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen192Tons BM

12.1798Broadside Weight = 40 Imperial Pound ( 18.14 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

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BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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