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Actif

2880
Nominal Guns10
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Privateer brig 'L'Actif' (1793) (16) 1793-1794
French 16 Gun
Privateer Brig
Captured16.3.1794
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigBrig
Foundered26.11.1794

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen165Tons BM 

Armament


1794Broadside Weight = 20 Imperial Pound ( 9.07 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
30.3.1794 - 20.10.1794Commander
Philip WilkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1814
ADM 6/25/67
Confirmed 26.7.1794
ADM 6/25
20.10.1794 - 26.11.1794Commander
John HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1837
ADM 6/25/98
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
26.11.1794Foundered off Bermuda while en-route to EnglandBWAS-1793

 
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