French brig 'Le Papillon' (1793)

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Le Papillon
Nominal Guns	14	NNF-1792
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	5.1793	NNF-1792
Launched	23.8.1793	NNF-1792
First Commissioned	10.1793	NNF-1792
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1792
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	NNF-1792
Ship Class	Cerf-Volant Class (1793)	NNF-1792
Category	Unrated	NNF-1792
Ship Type	Brig	NNF-1792
Captured	4.9.1803	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British gun-brig 'Papillon' (1803) (10) 1803-1806 British 10 Gun Unrated Gun-brig

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1792
Length of Gundeck60' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)19.488 (63′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth20' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold7' 11"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.3007 (7′ 6″ Imperial)
Burthen87Tonneaux

Armament

23.8.1793Broadside Weight = 24 French Livre (25.9008 lbs 11.748 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck12 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1793106Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
1.6.1794Glorious 1st of June
4.9.1803Taken by off St Marc, San Domingo

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1792Alain Demerliac, Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20	Jon Miller	Henry WickhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1685-1693
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig

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