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Fleche

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French corvette 'La Flèche' (1768) (18) 1768-1794
French 18 Gun
Unrated Corvette
Captured21.5.1794BWAS-1793
First Commissioned24.5.1794BWAS-1793
ShipyardToulon - Provence NNF-1715
Designed by
Louis-Hillarion ChapelleFrench
Ship Builder
NNF-1715
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Wrecked12.11.1795BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck92' 9"Imperial Feet28.1559 
Length of Keel74' 4"Imperial Feet22.5806 
Breadth26' 6"Imperial Feet7.9502 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen278Tons BM 

Armament


21.5.1794Broadside Weight = 162 Imperial Pound ( 73.467 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck18 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
21.5.179475 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
24.5.1794 - bef.6.1795Commander
John GoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1825
BWAS-1793
1795Lieutenant
Thomas BoysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1814
BWAS-1793
bef.8.1795 - 12.11.1795Lieutenant
Charles CameBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1796
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
24.5.1794Commissioned in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres
12.11.1795Wrecked in San Fiorenzo Bay, CorsicaBWAS-1793

 
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