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Le Requin

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Nominal Guns12BWAS-1714
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down5.1793BWAS-1714
Launched3.1794BWAS-1714
First Commissioned4.1794BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBoulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeBrigBWAS-1714
Captured20.2.1795BWAS-1714
Becomes
British gun-brig 'Requin' (1795) (10) 1795-1801
British 10 Gun
Unrated Gun-brig

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck71' 2"Imperial Feet21.6916 
Length of Keel54' 11 ½"Imperial Feet16.4719 
Breadth23' 9 ½"Imperial Feet7.0231 
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242 
Burthen165 2994Tons BM 

Service History


DateEventSource
20.2.1795Taken by
Thalia (36) 1782-1814
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate


 
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