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L'Alerte

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Keel Laid Down1786BWAS-1793
Launched20.4.1787BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1.1788BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardRochefort - Aunis BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrigBWAS-1793
Captured8.1793BWAS-1793
Becomes
British sloop 'Alerte' (1793) (14) 1793-1793
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck85' 0"Imperial Feet25.908 
Length of Keel70' 1"Imperial Feet21.3614 
Breadth26' 7"Imperial Feet7.9544 
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048 
Burthen248Tons BM 

Service History


DateEventSource
8.1793Taken by the British at the capture of Toulon

 
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