British Privateer storeship 'Calonne' (1781)

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Calonne
Nominal Guns	26	ref:2039
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Board of Ordnance
Previously	French Privateer corvette 'Le Calonne' (1780) (32) 1780-1781 French 32 Gun Privateer Corvette
Captured	12.4.1781	ref:2039
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:2039
Ship Type	Storeship
Captured	6.9.1782	ref:2039
Becomes	Spanish Sixth Rate corvette 'Colón' (1782) (26) 1782-1806 Spanish 26 Gun 6th Rate Corvette

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:2039
Length of Gundeck117'Spanish Pies32.7109 (107′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel99'Spanish Pies27.86 (91′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth29' 8"Spanish Pies8.327 (27′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen400Ton

Armament

1781Broadside Weight = 74 Imperial Pound ( 33.559 kg)ref:2039
Location Unknown4 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
178220070 crew / 130 garrison soldiersref:2039

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
3.1782 - 6.9.1782Lieutenantref:2039

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1782

Sailed from England to Lisbon. embarks three thousand bombs, gunpowder and clothing for garrison troops in Gibraltar.

ref:2039
23.6.1782Took the Polacca ref:2039

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:2039 Periodical

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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