French Privateer corvette 'La Confiance' (1796)

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La Confiance
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Launched	1796	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1793
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Corvette	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	3.6.1805	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Confiance' (1805) (18) 1805-1810 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck117' 0"Imperial Feet35.6616
Length of Keel94' 8 ½"Imperial Feet28.6639
Breadth31' 2 ⅞"Imperial Feet9.471
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen491 ⁵⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen360French Tonneaux353.419

Armament

1797Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck18 French Canons de Fonte

1799Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck18 French Canons de Fonte

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1798 - 1799 Principal Managing Ownerref:692
1799 - 1800 Principal Managing Ownerref:692
1805 - 1805/06/03 Principal Managing Ownerref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1799300under Captain Taudin , owner Conteref:692
1799150under Captain Taudin , owner Fortierref:692
1805180 ref:692

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1797 - 1798Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921799 - 1800Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921805 - 3.6.1805Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1799

Rearmed under Captain Taudin at
Île de la Réunion

ref:692
1800

Disarmed under Captain Taudin at Île de la Réunion

ref:692
3.6.1805Taken by at Muros

Notes on Ship

Description ??ref:692

300 or 360 or 364 Tx for Conte

365 Tx for Fortier

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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