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La Prompte

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Nominal Guns22BWAS-1714
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down1.1792BWAS-1714
Launched30.11.1792BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLe Havre - Normandy BWAS-1714
Ship ClassPrompte Class (1792)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1755-1789
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeCorvetteBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured28.5.1793BWAS-1714
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Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck118' 9"Imperial Feet35.9791 
Length of Keel99' 3 ¾"Imperial Feet30.1943 
Breadth31' 0 ½"Imperial Feet9.4615 
Depth in Hold9' 5 ½"Imperial Feet2.7559 
Burthen509 194Tons BM 

Service History


DateEventSource
28.5.1793Taken by
Phaeton (38) 1782-1828
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off the Spanish coast
BWAS-1714

 
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