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L'Aurore

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down11.1798BWAS-1793
Launched16.7.1799BWAS-1793
First Commissioned8.1799BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardLe Havre - Normandy BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeCorvetteBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Captured18.1.1801BWAS-1793
Becomes
British sloop 'Charwell' (1801) (16) 1801-1813
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck102' 1"Imperial Feet31.1023 
Length of Keel78' 8"Imperial Feet23.7998 
Breadth28' 9"Imperial Feet8.563 
Depth in Hold13' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet3.9688 
Burthen345 8194Tons BM 

Service History


DateEventSource
18.1.1801Taken by
Thames (32) 1796-1803
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
in the Channel


 
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