French brig-corvette 'Le Milan' (1807)

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Le Milan
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	3.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	6.7.1807	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	1.1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	St Malo - 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	30.10.1809	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Achates' (1809) (16) 1809-1818 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck97' 4 ½"Imperial Feet29.5783
Length of Keel76' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet23.1839
Breadth28' 3 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold13' 2"Imperial Feet3.9793
Burthen327 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.10.1809Broadside Weight = 192 French Livre (207.2064 lbs 93.984 kg)BG
Gun Deck16 French 24-Pounder Carronade
Bow Chaser2 French Canons de Fonte

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
30.10.1809115 BG

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
27.12.1808 - 30.10.1809Lieutenant de VaisseauE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
30.10.1809Taken by off UshantBG

Notes on Ship

ArmamentsBG

For his burthen , the 24-pounders must be carronnades : not say by Captain Collier

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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