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La Sincère

7807
Nominal Guns16NNF-1774
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Keel Laid Down1783NNF-1774
Launched4.1784NNF-1774
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1774
ShipyardBayonne - Aquitaine NNF-1774
Designed by
Jean-Joseph Perrin de Boissieu (Baron Salvaing de Boissieu)French
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1770-1830
NNF-1774
Constructor
Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
NNF-1774
CategoryUnratedNNF-1774
Ship TypeBrig-CorvetteNNF-1774
Captured29.8.1793BWAS-1793
Becomes
British sloop 'Sincere' (1793) (16) 1793-1799
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck112' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.3776 (119′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel102' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)33.1296 (108′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2495 (13′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen282Tonneaux 

Armament


8.1784Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

Service History


DateEventSource
29.8.1793Taken by the British at Toulon

 
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