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The four first ships were ordered in bulk on 24 December 1800 , but two "Mouche" and "Serin" could not be completed due to shortages of timbers . As the forerunner of the series , Abeille is not always identified as such in British sources , the type is sometimes referred to as the Sylphe Class , after Sylphe , which served as model for subsequent constructions .
| Nationality | France |
| Nominal Guns | 16 |
| Approved | 1803 |
| Designer | Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836 |
| Rate | Unrated |
| Type | Brig-Corvette |
| Designed Crew | 0 |
| Ships in Class | 25 |
| Design Armament | Broadside Weight = 48.00 French Livre (51.80 lbs 23.50 kg) | W028 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Deck | 16 x French 6-Pounder | ||
| Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
| As Designed | 95' 8" | |||||||||
L'Abeille (18)
1801-1868 French 18 Gun Unrated Brig 1865 Renamed "Molène" | Unknown | Toulon - Provence | 24.6.1801 | 1868 | Broken Up | 98' 4" | 27' 11" | 3.50 | 350 | |
Le Furet (18)
1802-1806 French 18 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette | Unknown | Toulon - Provence | 25.2.1802 | 27.2.1806 | Captured | 95' 8" | ||||
La Sylphe (16)
1804-1808 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette | Unknown | Dunkerque - Flanders | 9.7.1804 | 18.8.1808 | Captured | 95' 8" | ||||
L'Adonis (16)
1806-1823 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 6.8.1806 | 1823 | Broken Up | |||||
Le Requin (16)
1806-1808 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette | Unknown | Rochefort - Aunis | 10.11.1806 | 28.7.1808 | Captured | 95' 8" | ||||
Le Papillon (16)
1807-1809 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette | Unknown | Le Havre - Normandy | 22.4.1807 | 19.12.1809 | Captured | 95' 8" | ||||
Le Génie (16)
1808-1833 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 23.7.1808 | 1833 | Broken Up | |||||
Le Hussard (16)
1809-1822 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 26.6.1809 | 1822 | Broken Up | 95' 8" | ||||
L'Epervier (16)
1810-1821 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 19.5.1810 | 19.2.1821 | Broken Up | |||||
Le Reilleur (16)
1810-1822 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 2.6.1810 | 12.2.1822 | Broken Up | 95' 8" | ||||
Le Mamelouck (16)
1810-1823 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig 1814 Renamed "Olivier" | Unknown | Unknown | 3.7.1810 | 5.8.1823 | Broken Up | 95' 8" | ||||
Le Simplon (16)
1810-1833 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig 1814 Renamed "Curieux" | Unknown | Unknown | 12.1810 | 5.6.1833 | Last known | 95' 8" | ||||
Le Zebre (16)
1810-1847 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 1.12.1810 | 12.1.1847 | Last known | 95' 8" | ||||
Le Faune (16)
1811-1832 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 3.1.1811 | 4.5.1832 | Foundered | 95' 8" | ||||
L'Eclaireur (16)
1811-1821 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 9.4.1811 | 22.5.1821 | Last known | |||||
Le Lancier (16)
1811-1821 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 22.5.1811 | 22.5.1821 | Last known | 95' 8" | ||||
Le Laurier (16)
1811-1818 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 11.6.1811 | 15.6.1818 | Hulked | 95' 8" | ||||
L'Inconstant (16)
1811-1814 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette | 6.4.1809 | Livorno - Livorno | 28.11.1811 | 28.5.1814 | Transfered | 95' 8" | ||||
Le Mercure (16)
1812-1812 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 1812 | 16.2.1812 | Sunk in Action | 95' 8" | ||||
L'Iéna (16)
1812-1812 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 1812 | 1812 | Last known | |||||
Le Zéphyr (16)
1813-1823 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 17.6.1813 | 2.5.1823 | Foundered | |||||
L'Euryale (16)
1813-1846 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 9.12.1813 | 14.3.1846 | Last known | |||||
La Silene (16)
1814-1830 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 17.8.1814 | 14.5.1830 | Foundered | 95' 8" | ||||
La Rusé (16)
1814-1835 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 9.1814 | 24.1.1835 | Foundered | |||||
Le Huron (16)
1814-1822 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig | Unknown | Unknown | 29.9.1814 | 13.8.1822 | Last known | 95' 8" | ||||