French Sixth Rate corvette 'Le Républicain' (1794)

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Le Républicain
Républicaine
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1794	BWAS-1793
Home Port	Dunkerque - Flanders	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Corvette	ref:692
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	26.8.1799	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW005
Burthen580Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen538French Tonneaux527.681

Armament

1794Broadside Weight = 240 French Livre (259.008 lbs 117.48 kg)W005
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 36-Pounder Carronade

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1797 - 1798/01/23ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1794220 W005
1796270 ref:692
1797270 ref:692
26.8.1799175 W005

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
3.1796 - 26.8.1799Capitaine de Frégateref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
23.1.1798

Disarmed at Bordeaux

ref:692
25.8.1799Tamar vs Républicain
26.8.1799Taken by off Guiana

Notes on Ship

Number of prizesref:692

From 1796 to 1798 : 76 prizes under Captain Le Bozec

From 1797 to 23/01/1798 : 14 prizes under Captain Le Bozec with owner Roussille

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W005William James, Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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