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Requin

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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French brig 'Le Requin' (1794) (12) 1794-1795
French 12 Gun
Unrated Brig
Captured20.2.1795BWAS-1793
ShipyardBoulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeGun-brigBWAS-1793
Wrecked1.1.1801BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck71' 2"Imperial Feet21.6916 
Length of Keel54' 11 ½"Imperial Feet16.4719 
Breadth23' 9 ½"Imperial Feet7.0231 
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242 
Burthen165 2994Tons BM 

Armament


7.1795Broadside Weight = 20 Imperial Pound ( 9.07 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
7.179559 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.1795 - 1798Lieutenant
William ChampainBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1807
BWAS-1793
1798Lieutenant
Kenneth M'KenzieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1804
BWAS-1793
1798 - 12.1799Lieutenant
William Wood SenhouseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1799
BWAS-1793
12.1799 - 1800Lieutenant
Frederick ThesigerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1802
BWAS-1793
1800 - 1.1.1801Lieutenant
Samuel FowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1809
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
70.1795Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
26.9.1795Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2001.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.5.1798Took the Privateer
La Mutine (6) 1798-1798
French 6 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off St Bartholemew

11.8.1799Surrender of Surinam

 
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