British sloop 'Eugénie' (1797)

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Eugénie
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer brig 'La Nouvelle Eugénie' (1796) (16) 1796-1797 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig
Captured	1.5.1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	3.1.1803	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck84' 9"Imperial Feet25.6604
Length of Keel66' 3"Imperial Feet20.1295
Moulded Breadth25' 9"Imperial Feet7.6657
Breadth26' 2"Imperial Feet7.9333
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen241 ²⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1797Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.179790 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1797 - 1801CommanderBWAS-179329.4.1802 - 1803CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.12.1798 - 17.7.1799MasterADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
9.8.1797Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1797Refitted as a 16 gun Unrated Unknown
27.11.1797Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4159.0.0dBWAS-1793
14.4.1799

Arrived at Portsmouth from the Downs with a convoy of East and West india ships

TNC
4.8.1801Attacks on Boulogne
3.1.1803Sold to Mr. FreakeBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

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