French brig-corvette 'Le Néarque' (1804)

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Le Néarque
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	6.1803	BWAS-1793
Launched	27.3.1804	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	7.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Palinure Class (1803)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig-Corvette	BWAS-1793
Captured	28.3.1806	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Nearque' (1806) (18) 1806-1814 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck94' 4"Imperial Feet28.6512
Length of Keel72' 7 ⅛"Imperial Feet21.9488
Breadth28' 4 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold7' 6"Imperial Feet2.1336
Burthen310 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1806 - 28.3.1806Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
28.3.1806Taken by off Lorient

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
28.3.1806-9.1806	Artic Squadron 1806	Amand LeducFrench Naval Sailor Privateer Merchant Sailor Service 1774-1816

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 06:41	Rob Griffith	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ganges' (1782) (74) 1782-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"

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