French brig-corvette 'Le Furet' (1802)

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Le Furet
Nominal Guns	18	W005
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	9.1801	E-WIKI
Launched	25.2.1802	E-WIKI
How acquired	Built by Contract	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Sylphe Class (1803)	E-WIKI
Category	Unrated	W005
Ship Type	Brig-Corvette	E-WIKI
Captured	27.2.1806	W005

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW028
Length of Gundeck95' 8"Imperial Feet28.9966
Moulded Breadth27' 7"Imperial Feet8.255

Armament

1801Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)W028
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

25.2.1802Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)W028
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

1806Broadside Weight = 72 French Livre (77.7024 lbs 35.244 kg)W005
Upper Gun Deck18 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.2.1806130 W005

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1805 - 27.2.1806Lieutenant de VaisseauTRN5

Service History

DateEventSource
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
26.2.1806Left Cadiz in company with the Hortense, Hermione, Rhin and ThemisW005
27.2.1806Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W005William James, Digital Book

W028Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

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