French brig 'Le Lancier' (1822)

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Le Lancier
Nominal Guns	18	ref:1122
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	19.11.1821	ref:1122
Launched	1.8.1822	ref:1122
First Commissioned	1822	ref:1122
How acquired	Built by Contract	ref:1122
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	ref:1122
Ship Class	Dragon Class (1821)
Category	Unrated	ref:1122
Ship Type	Brig	ref:1122
Sailing Rig	Brig	ref:1122
Deleted from list	17.8.1842	ref:1122

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1122
Length of Gundeck33.32Meters109′ 3″ Imperial
Moulded Breadth8.78Meters28′ 9″ Imperial
Breadth8.97Meters29′ 5″ Imperial
Depth in Hold3.52Meters11′ 6″ Imperial
Burthen398Ton
Length on the waterline32.5Meters105′ 1″ Imperial

Armament

1.8.1822Broadside Weight = 200 French Livre (215.84 lbs 97.9 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck16 French 24-Pounder Carronade
Bow Chaser2 French 8-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
aft.1.3.1831 - 1831Capitaine de Frégateref:673bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Capitaine de Frégateref:631

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1840 - aft.1.1.1841Lieutenant de Vaisseau , Capitaine en Secondref:673bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Chirurgien de Seconde Classeref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1.1841

Station of Isle Bourbon .

ref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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