British sloop 'Lutin' (1793)

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Lutin
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'Le Lutin' (1788) (6) 1788-1793 French 6 Gun Unrated Brig
Captured	25.7.1793	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Hasard Class (1788)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	26.1.1796	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Keel74' 2"Imperial Feet22.5679
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold11' 7"Imperial Feet3.5306
Burthen267?Tons BM

Armament

12.1793Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck12 British 4-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.10.1793 - 23.6.1794Commander: on board from 19.12.1793 ADM 6/25/5
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 15.1.1794BWAS-179323.6.1794 - 12.1795CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.10.1793 - 1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/5
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 15.1.1794ADM 6/2530.10.1793 - 1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/25/20
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 15.3.1794ADM 6/25

Service History

DateEventSource
19.12.1793Commisisoned at NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
19.12.1793Registered at NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
15.11.1795Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
12.1795Paid off and laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
26.1.1796Sold at Plymouth for £800BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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