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La Sylphe

19552
Nominal Guns10NNF-1774
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Keel Laid Down3.1782NNF-1774
Launched7.9.1782NNF-1774
First Commissioned9.1782NNF-1774
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1774
ShipyardBoulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy NNF-1774
Ship ClassCerf-Volant (1781)NNF-1774
CategoryUnratedNNF-1774
Ship TypeLuggerNNF-1774
Captured18.10.1782BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck67' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)21.7616 (71′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel59' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)19.1632 (62′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth17' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5525 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold8' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.8149 (9′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen113Ton 

Armament


7.9.1782Broadside Weight = 15 French Livre (16.188 lbs 7.3425 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck10 French 3-Pounder

18.10.1782Broadside Weight = 8 French Livre (8.6336 lbs 3.916 kg)BG
Gun Deck4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
7.9.178272Design Complement
18.10.178230 BG

Service History


DateEventSource
16.10.1782

Depart for Brest from Boulogne-sur-Mer

BG
18.10.1782Taken by
Jackall (10) 1781-1785
British 10 Gun
Unrated Cutter
BG


Notes on Ship


CaptainBG

Sieur Paillet , Lieutenant de Frégate



 
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