French lugger 'Le Pivert' (1782)

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Le Pivert
Nominal Guns	10	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1782	NNF-1774
Launched	24.7.1782	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	9.1782	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Cerf-Volant (1781)	NNF-1774
Constructor	Jaques DenysFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1782	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Lugger	NNF-1774
Deleted from list	1787	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck67' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)21.7616 (71′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel59' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)19.1632 (62′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth17' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5525 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold8' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.8149 (9′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen113Ton

Armament

24.7.1782Broadside Weight = 15 French Livre (16.188 lbs 7.3425 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck10 French 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
24.7.178272Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
12.6.1784 - 21.6.1786Enseigne de Vaisseauref:1275

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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