French brig-corvette 'Le Voltigeur' (1804)

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2nd Rate Ship of the Line
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Le Voltigeur
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	6.1803	BWAS-1793
Launched	7.9.1804	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	11.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Antwerpen - Flanders	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Palinure Class (1803)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	BWAS-1793
Constructor	DanetFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig-Corvette	BWAS-1793
Captured	26.3.1806	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Pelican' (1806) (16) 1806-1812 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck95' 9"Imperial Feet29.0017
Length of Keel76' 4 ½"Imperial Feet23.1775
Breadth28' 5"Imperial Feet8.5503
Depth in Hold13' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Burthen328 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
26.3.1806Taken by in the West Indies

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Monday 15th of June 2026 16:06	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Wellesley' (1801) (Unknown) 1801-1804 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
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