British sloop 'Eclair' (1793)

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Eclair
l'Eclair
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French barques latines 'L'Éclair' (1771) (18) 1771-1793 French 18 Gun Unrated Barques latines
Captured	9.6.1793	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	9.1793	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean-Baptiste Doumet-RevestFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	27.8.1806	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck105' 1"Imperial Feet32.0091
Length of Keel85' 3 ⅜"Imperial Feet25.9175
Breadth29' 8"Imperial Feet8.8618
Depth in Hold12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211
Burthen399 ⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1793Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1793160 BWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
31.7.1793 - 12.9.1793Commander ADM 6/24/297BWAS-179313.9.1793 - 14.9.1793Commander ADM 6/24/297ADM 6/2414.9.1793 - 18.6.1794Commander ADM 6/24/297BWAS-179318.6.1794 - 11.8.1794Commander ADM 6/25/94ADM 6/257.10.1794 - 6.1796CommanderBWAS-17936.1796 - 2.1797CommanderBWAS-17934.1797 - 1798CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.8.1793 - 18.8.1794GunnerNAO

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
5.8.1793 - 5.1794Midshipmanref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres
9.1.1797Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
4.1797Hulk in Coalmouth Creek in the MedwayBWAS-1793
4.4.1797Refitted as a Other Vessels Hulk
4.4.1797Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
27.8.1806Sold at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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