French cutter 'Le Tartare' (1780)

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Le Tartare
Nominal Guns	14	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British cutter 'True Briton' (1778) (10) 1778-1780 British 10 Gun Unrated Cutter
Captured	9.1780	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Cutter	NNF-1774
Captured	24.2.1782	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British cutter 'True Briton' (1782) (12) 1782-1785 British 12 Gun Unrated Cutter

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeckc70' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)
Breadth23' 11"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.4794 (24′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold8' 5"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.7337 (8′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

9.1780Broadside Weight = 28 French Livre (30.2176 lbs 13.706 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 French 4-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
24.2.1782Taken by BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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