French brig-corvette 'Le Lynx' (1804)

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Le Lynx
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	21.2.1803	FWAS1786
Keel Laid Down	5.1803	BWAS-1793
Launched	10.4.1804	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	8.1804	FWAS1786
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Lynx Class (1803)
Designed by	Pierre-Elisabeth RollandFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1774-1810	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jean Baptiste BaudryFrench Ship Builder Service 1758-1824	FWAS1786
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig-Corvette
Captured	21.1.1807	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Heureux' (1807) (16) 1807-1814 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck29.23Meters95′ 10″ Imperial
Length of Keel25.98Meters85′ 2″ Imperial
Breadth8.69Meters28′ 6″ Imperial
Depth in Hold4.30Meters14′ 1″ Imperial
Draught Forward3.60Meters11′ 9″ Imperial
Draught Aft4.10Meters13′ 5″ Imperial

Armament

8.1804Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)FWAS1786
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

1807Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 French 6-Pound Obusier

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.180494EstablishmentFWAS1786

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 21.1.1807Lieutenant de VaisseauBG

Service History

DateEventSource
21.1.1807Taken by by boats off Caracas

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

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