French corvette 'Le Saint Esprit' (1762)

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Le Saint Esprit
Petit Saint Esprit
Nominal Guns	16	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Purchased	8.1762	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	9.1762	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Foundered	4.1766	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck90' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)29.232 (95′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.1525 (26′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.5728 (11′ 8″ Imperial)
Displacementc500Ton
Burthen315Ton

Armament

9.1762Broadside Weight = 32 French Livre (34.5344 lbs 15.664 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck16 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1762804 officers, 86 menNNF-1715

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1764Enseigne de VaisseauFWIKI

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
8.1762 - MousseFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1763Captured by the British at JamaicaNNF-1715
2.1763Restored to the FrenchNNF-1715
4.1766Foundered and run ashore near BayonneNNF-1715
5.1766Remains broken upNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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