French brig 'Le Voltigeur' (1827)

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Le Voltigeur
Nominal Guns	20	ref:1122
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	12.1825	ref:1122
Launched	27.10.1827	ref:1122
First Commissioned	10.2.1828	ref:1122
How acquired	Built by Contract	ref:1122
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	ref:1122
Ship Class	Cygne Class (1824)	ref:1122
Category	Unrated	ref:1122
Ship Type	Brig	ref:1122
Sailing Rig	Brig	ref:1122
Deleted from list	4.3.1850	ref:1122

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1122
Length of Gundeck34.15Meters112′ 0″ Imperial
Moulded Breadth9.0Meters29′ 6″ Imperial
Breadth (oa)9.2Meters29′ 7″ Imperial
Depth in Hold3.65Meters11′ 11″ Imperial
Draught Aft4.55Meters14′ 11″ Imperial
Burthen548Ton
Length on the waterline33.6Meters108′ 5″ Imperial

Armament

27.10.1827Broadside Weight = 216 French Livre (233.1072 lbs 105.732 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck18 French 24-Pounder Carronade

1838Broadside Weight = 238.1 Imperial Pound (255.2072 lbs 115.7544 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck18 French 24-Pounder Carronade
Gun Deck2 French 16cm Shell Gun

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1838Capitaine de Corvetteref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1838

Carried out hydrographic surveys of the region of Véracruz and Saint-Jean d'Ulloa .

ref:631

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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