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Le Phaeton

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down7.1803BWAS-1793
Launched28.6.1804BWAS-1793
First Commissioned11.1804BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardAntwerpen - Flanders BWAS-1793
Ship ClassPalinure Class (1803)BWAS-1793
Designed by
François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1793-1821
BWAS-1793
Constructor
DanetFrench
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrig-CorvetteBWAS-1793
Captured26.3.1806BWAS-1793
Becomes
British sloop 'Mignonne' (1806) (16) 1806-1814
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
1810 Renamed "Musette"

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck97' 0"Imperial Feet29.5656 
Length of Keel77' 0"Imperial Feet23.4696 
Breadth28' 4"Imperial Feet8.5471 
Depth in Hold7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336 
Burthen328 7594Tons BM 

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1804 - 23.3.1806Capitaine Marchand
Jacques RansonnetFrench
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1778-1861
ref:694

Service History


DateEventSource
26.3.1806Taken by
Pique (36) 1800-1819
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1801 Renamed "Pique"
in the West Indies


 
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