French Privateer corvette 'Le Revenant' (1807)

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Le Revenant
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	Private Owners
Keel Laid Down	1806	BWAS-1714
Launched	2.1807	BWAS-1714
Home Port	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Robert Surcouf (Sieur du Bois Gris)French Naval Sailor Designer Ship Owner Privateer Ship Builder Service 1795-1814	E-WIKI
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Corvette	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Bought by the Navy	4.7.1808	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French corvette 'L'Iéna' (1808) (18) 1808-1808 French 18 Gun Unrated Corvette

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthenc400Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Length of Gundeck36.0Meters118′ 1″ Imperial
Breadth9.0Meters29′ 6″ Imperial
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen300French Tonneaux293.7

Armament

1807Broadside Weight = 276 French Livre (297.8592 lbs 135.102 kg)E-WIKI
Upper Gun Deck14 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Upper Gun Deck6 French 8-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1807 - 1808/07/04ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1807192 ref:692
1808200 ref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.3.1807 - 31.1.1808Capitaine de Corsaireref:69231.1.1808 - 4.7.1808Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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