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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Previously
British cutter 'Barracouta' (1782) (14) 1782-1792
British 14 Gun
Unrated Cutter
Purchased19.1.1792BWAS-1714
ShipyardSandgate - Kent BWAS-1714
Constructor
Joshua StewartBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryPrivateerBWAS-1714
Ship TypeCutterBWAS-1714
Captured1793BWAS-1714
Becomes
French Privateer sloop 'La Pensee' (1793) (14) 1793-1800
French 14 Gun
Privateer Sloop
1796 Renamed "Vedette"
1794 Renamed "Montagne"

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck75' 2"Imperial Feet22.8702 
Length of Keel54' 11"Imperial Feet16.4656 
Breadth25' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet7.6391 
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Burthen197 1494Tons BM 

Armament


1792Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.698 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

Service History


DateEventSource
1793Taken by the French in the East Indies

 
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