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Moselle

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Nominal Guns24BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French gabarre 'La Moselle' (1788) (20) 1788-1793
French 20 Gun
Unrated Gabarre
Captured18.12.1793BWAS-1793
ShipyardBayonne - Aquitaine NNF-1774
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Captured7.1.1794BWAS-1793
Becomes
French gabarre 'La Moselle' (1794) (20) 1794-1794
French 20 Gun
Unrated Gabarre

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck120' 0"Imperial Feet36.576 
Length of Keel31' 0"Imperial Feet9.4488 
Burthen520Tons BM 

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
30.10.1793 - 1793Commander
Richard Henry Alexander BennetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1809
ADM 6/25/38
Confirmed 1.5.1794
ADM 6/25

Service History


DateEventSource
7.1.1794Taken by the French off Toulon

 
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