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La Venus

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Nominal Guns4BWAS-1793
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1793BWAS-1793
ShipyardWest Indies - North Atlantic Ocean BWAS-1793
CategoryPrivateerBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1793
Captured1793BWAS-1793
Becomes
British schooner 'Musquito' (1793) (6) 1793-1798
British 6 Gun
Unrated Schooner

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck55' 4"Imperial Feet16.7843 
Length of Keel46' 6"Imperial Feet14.0462 
Breadth16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881 
Depth in Hold6' 4"Imperial Feet1.9304 
Burthen71Tons BM 

Service History


DateEventSource
1793Taken by the British

 
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