French Privateer frigate 'La Psyche' (1799)

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La Psyche
Nominal Guns	42	E-WIKI
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Keel Laid Down	2.1798	E-WIKI
Acquired	1799	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	E-WIKI
Designed by	Pierre de GayFrench Ship Builder Service 1758-1819	E-WIKI
Category	Privateer	E-WIKI
National Rate	Quatrième Rang
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	6.1804	E-WIKI
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Psyche' (1804) (36) 1804-1805 French 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck138' 6"Imperial Feet42.0664
Length of Keel117' 0"Imperial Feet35.6616
Breadth36' 10 ⅛"Imperial Feet10.976
Depth in Hold10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175
Burthen846 ²²⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0059

Armament

1799Broadside Weight = 198 French Livre (213.6816 lbs 96.921 kg)E-WIKI
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 French 6-Pounder

1804Broadside Weight = 246 French Livre (258.3552 lbs 117.177 kg)W005
Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 French 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 French 6-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1800ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1800250 ref:692
11.4.1804250Complement of men and boys prior to the Action of 1804-04-11W005

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1800Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921803Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921804 - 4.1804Capitaine de CorsaireW005

Service History

DateEventSource
1800

Took under Captain Leveilley 11 prizes : "Sally" , "Nevotioness" , "Alfred" , "Wittewort" , "Jeune Lyonnaise" , ...

ref:692
1800

Disarmed by Captain Leveilley

ref:692
1803

Disarmed by Captain Trogoff

ref:692
1803

Rearmed at Île de France

ref:692
11.4.1804Wilhelmina vs Psyche

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

W005William James, Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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