British lugger 'Gloire' (1781)

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Gloire
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer lugger 'La Gloire' (1781) (8) 1781-1781 French 8 Gun Privateer Lugger
Captured	8.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Lugger	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	3.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck70' 3"Imperial Feet21.4122
Length of Keel60' 7 ½"Imperial Feet18.3007
Breadth18' 10"Imperial Feet5.4864
Depth in Hold7' 10"Imperial Feet2.1336
Burthen169 ³²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1781Broadside Weight = 16 Imperial Pound ( 7.256 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1781Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1.3.1782Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £294.18.9dBWAS-1714
1783Employed at Plymouth for use by the local commander in chief, but never commissionedBWAS-1714
3.1783Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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