French Vigilant Class

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Vigilant Class

Nationality	France
Nominal Guns	16
Approved	1799
Designer	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806
Rate	Unrated
Type	Brig
Designed Crew	0
Ships in Class	4

Design Armament	Broadside Weight = 32.00 French Livre (34.53 lbs 15.66 kg)		BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck	16 x French 4-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
	Ordered	Shipyard	Launched	Out of service	Fate	Gundeck Length	Length of Keel	Breadth	Depth in hold	Burthen
As Designed
L'Observateur (16) 1800-1806 French 16 Gun Unrated Sloop	Unknown	Le Havre - Normandy	25.6.1800	9.6.1806	Captured
Le Diligent (16) 1800-1806 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig	Unknown	Le Havre - Normandy	25.6.1800	28.5.1806	Captured
Le Vigilant (16) 1800-1803 French 16 Gun Unrated Sloop	Unknown	Le Havre - Normandy	20.7.1800	30.6.1803	Captured
L'Argus (16) 1800-1807 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig	Unknown	Le Havre - Normandy	20.7.1800	4.1807	Broken Up					160

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Jason M Archer on Wednesday 28th of April 2021 03:15

Class also contains L'Argus and 2 ships that I don't know the name of.

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