French cutter 'Le Cerf' (1779)

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Le Cerf
Nominal Guns	18	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1778	NNF-1774
Launched	1.3.1779	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	1.1779	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Cerf Class (1778)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Jaques DenysFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1782	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Cutter	NNF-1774
Deleted from list	4.1780	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck81' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)26.3088 (86′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel68' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)22.1067 (72′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.7352 (12′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen135Ton

Armament

4.1780Broadside Weight = 54 French Livre (58.2768 lbs 26.433 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1779135 NNF-1774

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1779

Under the orders of John Paul Jones .

NNF-1774
2.1780Heavily damaged in action against a 24-gun English PrivateerNNF-1774
4.1780Disarmed and deleted form the listNNF-1774

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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