French gun-brig 'La Vigie' (1839)

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La Vigie ➡ 1865 Bertheaume
Nominal Guns	4	ref:1122
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Launched	30.3.1839	ref:1122
How acquired	Built by Contract	ref:1122
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	ref:1122
Ship Class	Tactique Class (1839)	ref:1122
Category	Unrated	ref:1122
Ship Type	Gun-brig	ref:1122
Sailing Rig	Brig	ref:1122
Deleted from list	10.5.1858	ref:1122

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1122
Length of Gundeck28.06Meters92′ 0″ Imperial
Breadth (inside Planking)7.50Meters24′ 7″ Imperial
Moulded Breadth7.70Meters25′ 3″ Imperial
Depth in Hold2.71Meters8′ 10″ Imperial
Draught Aft2.83Meters9′ 3″ Imperial
Burthen265Ton
Length on the waterline27.80Meters91′ 2″ Imperial

Armament

30.3.1839Broadside Weight = 44.2 Imperial Pound ( 20.0448 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck4 French 16cm Shell Gun

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Enseigne de Vaisseauref:1122

Service History

DateEventSource
bef.1.1.1841

Blockade of Buenos-Aires .

ref:631
10.5.1858Rerated as a Bargeref:1122
bef.1865Renamed Bertheaumeref:1122
1888

Complete scrapping .

ref:1122

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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