French corvette 'Le Cérès' (1783)

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Le Cérès
Petit Ceres
Nominal Guns	18	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British sloop 'Raven' (1782) (18) 1782-1783 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	7.1.1783	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Sold	1791	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel90' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet27.4384
Breadth27' 4"Imperial Feet8.2441
Depth in Hold12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211
Burthen361' ²⁶⁄₉₄"Tons BM

Armament

7.1.1783Broadside Weight = 54 French Livre (58.2768 lbs 26.433 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1783180 NNF-1774

Service History

DateEventSource
1791Sold at BrestNNF-1774

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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