French Sixth Rate corvette 'La Bayonnaise' (1794)

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La Bayonnaise
Nominal Guns	28	W035
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	3.1794	W035
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	W035
Category	Sixth Rate	W035
Ship Type	Corvette	W035
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W035
Scuttled	20.11.1803	W035

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW035
Length of Gundeck38.0Meters124′ 8″ Imperial
Breadth10.0Meters32′ 9″ Imperial
Draught Aft5.0Meters16′ 4″ Imperial
Burthen310Tons BM

Armament

12.1798Broadside Weight = 114 French Livre (123.0288 lbs 55.803 kg)W035
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 6-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1798ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.12.1798250Men and boys, plus some men of the battalion of Guadeloupe and 30 troops of the regiment AlsaceW035

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
14.12.1798 - 1798Lieutenant de VaisseauW035

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.12.1798 - 1798Enseigne de VaisseauW03514.12.1798 - 1798Enseigne de VaisseauW03514.12.1798 - 1798Enseigne de VaisseauW03514.12.1798 - 1798Enseigne de VaisseauW03514.12.1798 - 1798Lieutenant de FrégateW035

Service History

DateEventSource
1795Coppered at BrestW035
1798

Loan for privateering ???

ref:692
14.12.1798Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise
14.12.1798Took the Frigate
20.11.1803Burnt by her crew on the coast near Finisterre to avoid capture by the ArdentW035

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W035Various, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Posted by Jason M Archer on Friday 30th of April 2021 03:14

Laid down 3.1793, launched 9.1793, completed 3.1794.

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