British Sixth Rate post ship 'Poulette' (1799)

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Poulette
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer corvette 'Le Foudroyant' (1798) (24) 1798-1799 French 24 Gun Privateer Corvette
Captured	2.1799	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	6.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	2.4.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck109' 11"Imperial Feet33.226
Length of Keel88' 10"Imperial Feet26.8224
Breadth32' 8 ½"Imperial Feet9.7663
Depth in Hold14' 3"Imperial Feet4.2863
Burthen513 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1803Broadside Weight = 171 Imperial Pound ( 77.5485 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 18-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1803155 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
6.1803 - 12.1805CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
30.6.1803 - 18031st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
18.2.1799Arrived at Plymouth and laid upBWAS-1793
5.1803Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.1803Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.1805Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
2.4.1814Sold at Portsmouth for £1,000BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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