French Sixth Rate flûte 'Le Marsouin' (1788)

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Le Marsouin
Nominal Guns	22	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1787	NNF-1774
Launched	1788	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	NNF-1774
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	NNF-1774
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1774
Captured	11.3.1796	NNF-1774
Becomes	British sloop 'Marsouin' (1796) (16) 1796-1799 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Burthenc800Ton

1788Broadside Weight = 104 French Livre (112.2368 lbs 50.908 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck4 French 8-Pounder
Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder

DateEventSource
11.3.1796Taken by

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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