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La Bacchante

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Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down10.1794BWAS-1793
Launched29.12.1795BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1796BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardHonfleur - Normandy BWAS-1793
Designed by
Charles-Henri TellierFrench
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeCorvetteBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Captured25.6.1803BWAS-1793
Becomes

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck131' 6"Imperial Feet39.9337 
Length of Keel111' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet33.836 
Breadth32' 10 ½"Imperial Feet9.7663 
Depth in Hold14' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet4.2863 
Burthen642Tons BM 

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1803 - 25.6.1803Lieutenant de Frégate
F. L. KerimelFrench
Naval Sailor
TRN5

Service History


DateEventSource
25.6.1803Capture of the Bacchante
25.6.1803Taken by
Endymion (44) 1797-1868
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
near the Azores


 
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