French brig 'L'Alacrity' (1811)

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L'Alacrity
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Previously	British sloop 'Alacrity' (1806) (16) 1806-1811 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	26.5.1811	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	William Rowe's Yard - Newcastle upon Tyne - River Tyne	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William RoweBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	20.8.1822	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck99' 10 ½"Imperial Feet30.1879
Length of Keel77' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet23.4887
Breadth30' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet9.1504
Depth in Hold12' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet3.6767
Draught Forward6' 8"Imperial Feet2.032
Draught Aft11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Burthen382 ²³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1811Broadside Weight = 288 Imperial Pound ( 130.608 kg)W028
Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
18060Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
26.5.1811 - 1812Lieutenant de FrégateFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
26.5.1811English brig captured by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

W028Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

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Posted by christian.finidori on Friday 18th of October 2019 13:42

j'ai un document avec 6 dessins des vêtements du perou execute sur le brig de l'etat l'alacrity en 1836 a 1840 par le docteur medecin chirurgien major de l'alacrity Adolphe Riel

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