Brazilian Fifth Rate corvette 'Liberal' (1822)

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Jean-Louis PestelFrench
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Service 1793
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1795 Renamed "Calliope"
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Service 1806-1812
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French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
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Service 1804
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Liberal
Nominal Guns	22
Nationality	Brazil
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Portugese Sixth Rate brig 'Giavota' (1791) (24) 1791-1822 Portugese 24 Gun 6th Rate Brig
Acquired	1822
First Commissioned	21.3.1823
Shipyard	Lisbon - Portugal	W072
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Corvette
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Hulked	1843

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW072
Length of Gundeck30.48Meters99′ 11″ Imperial
Breadth9.14Meters29′ 11″ Imperial

3.1823Broadside Weight = 258 Imperial Pound ( 117.003 kg)W072
Gun Deck20 American 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 American 18 Pounder

DatesRankNameSource
21.3.1823 - 1824Capitão-tenenteW0721827Capitão-tenenteW072

DateEventSource
3.4.1822Bahia

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