French cutter 'Le Tapageur' (1778)

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Le Tapageur
Nominal Guns	14	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1778	NNF-1774
Launched	12.1778	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	1779	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Mutin Class (1778)	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Cutter	NNF-1774
Captured	15.3.1779	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British cutter 'Tapageur' (1779) (14) 1779-1780 British 14 Gun Unrated Cutter

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck75' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)24.36 (79′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel65' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)21.112 (69′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth24' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.7952 (25′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.5728 (11′ 8″ Imperial)
Draught Forward8' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.5984 (8′ 6″ Imperial)
Draught Aft11' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.8164 (12′ 6″ Imperial)

Armament

1779Broadside Weight = 42 French Livre (45.3264 lbs 20.559 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
177885Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1779 - 15.3.1779Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
15.3.1779Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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