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Nominal Guns14NNF-1792
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Purchased1796NNF-1792
ShipyardBordeaux - Guyenne NNF-1792
CategoryUnratedNNF-1792
Ship TypeSchoonerNNF-1792
Captured24.6.1803NNF-1792
Becomes
British sloop 'Saint Lucia' (1803) (14) 1803-1807
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck85' 6"Imperial Feet25.9385 
Length of Keel65' 0"Imperial Feet19.812 
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104 
Burthen183Tons BM 

Armament


1796Broadside Weight = 24 French Livre (25.9008 lbs 11.748 kg)NNF-1792
Gun Deck12 French 4-Pounder

4.1803Broadside Weight = 32 French Livre (34.5344 lbs 15.664 kg)NNF-1792
Gun Deck16 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
179659 NNF-1792

Service History


DateEventSource
16.10.1799Took the Schooner
Charlotte (8) 1797-1799
British 8 Gun
Unrated Schooner
off Hispaniola

24.6.1803Taken by
Emerald (36) 1795-1836
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off St Lucia


 
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