French brig 'L'Alacrity' (1825)

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L'Alacrity
Nominal Guns	20	FNIII
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	7.1824	FNIII
Acquired	25.4.1825	FNIII
First Commissioned	13.9.1825	FNIII
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	FNIII
Category	Unrated	FNIII
Ship Type	Brig	FNIII
Deleted from list	10.10.1851	FNIII

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFNIII
Breadth9Meters
Depth in Hold4.1Meters13′ 1″ Imperial
Displacement510Ton
Length on the waterline33.6Meters108′ 5″ Imperial

Armament

9.1825Broadside Weight = 234 French Livre (252.5328 lbs 114.543 kg)FNIII
Gun Deck18 French 24-Pounder Carronade
Gun Deck2 French 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
182585 FNIII

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
aft.11.1831 - 1831Capitaine de Corvetteref:673

Notes on Ship

Ships historyFNIII
10-2-1824 : nommé Colibri à l'origine, mais rebaptisé Alacrity avant sa mise sur cale.

28-10-1825 : appareillage de Toulon pour Rio, avec escale à Algésiras.

31-12-1825 : arrivée à Rio - station des mers du Sud.

2-8-1826 : appareillage de Rio pour Rochefort.

29-9-1826 : arrivée à Rochefort.

18-11-1826 : appareillage de Rochefort pour Rio.

26-12-1826 : arrivée à Rio - station des mers du Sud.

12-11-1827 : voyage de retour de Rio.

11-01-1828 : entre en Méditerranée.

17-1-1828 : arrivée à Toulon.

13-4-1828 : appareillage de Toulon pour le Levant (Alexandrie, Smyrne, Navarin).

1830 : expédition d'Alger.

1835 : au Levant.

23-10-1836 : appareillage de Toulon pour campagne de 4 ans dans les mers du Sud (Rio, Valparaiso,Talcamano, Cap Horn, Montevideo)(CC Clergy).

27-6-1840 : retour à Toulon.

4-7-1840 : désarmé à Toulon.

29-7-1851 : coule à quai - condamné.

10-10-1851 : rayé des listes.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FNIIIAlain Clouet, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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