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Le Comte d'Avaux

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Nominal Guns12NNF-1774
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorPrivate Owners
Keel Laid Down3.1780NNF-1774
Launched19.7.1780NNF-1774
First Commissioned11.1780NNF-1774
Home PortBoulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy NNF-1774
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1774
ShipyardBoulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy NNF-1774
CategoryPrivateerNNF-1774
Ship TypeBrigantineNNF-1774
Sunk in Action1.12.1780NNF-1774

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Keel66' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)21.4368 (70′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth21' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.8208 (22′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold8' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.7067 (8′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthenc100Ton 

Armament


11.1780Broadside Weight = 36.5 French Livre (39.3908 lbs 17.8668 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck12 French 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 French Pierrier

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
11.178046 NNF-1774

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
11.1780 - 1.12.1780Capitaine de Corsaire
Francois SoubitezFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1780
NNF-1774

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
11.1780 - 1.12.1780Lieutenant de Corsaire , Private Owners
Louis Robert PoureFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Marine
Service 1761-1789
lesCorse

Service History


DateEventSource
1.12.1780Sinking of Le Comte d'Avaux

 
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