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Lutin

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Nominal Guns12BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French brig 'Le Lutin' (1788) (6) 1788-1793
French 6 Gun
Unrated Brig
Captured25.7.1793BWAS-1793
ShipyardBayonne - Aquitaine NNF-1774
Ship ClassHasard Class (1788)NNF-1774
Designed by
Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
NNF-1774
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold26.1.1796BWAS-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
James ThresherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
: on board from 19.12.1793 ADM 6/25/5
Issued by
Sir Richard King (1st Baronet of Bellevue)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1805
, Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 15.1.1794
BWAS-1793
23.6.1794 - 12.1795Commander
Ambrose CroftonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1800
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
30.10.1793 - 1794First Lieutenant
Hugh CookBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1809
ADM 6/25/5
Issued by
Sir Richard King (1st Baronet of Bellevue)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1805
, Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 15.1.1794
ADM 6/25
30.10.1793 - 1794Second Lieutenant
Isaac OrtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
ADM 6/25/20
Issued by
Sir Richard King (1st Baronet of Bellevue)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1805
, Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 15.3.1794
ADM 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

 
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