French brig 'Le Lynx' (1848)

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Le Lynx
Nominal Guns	6	ref:1122
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	8.1847	ref:1122
Launched	6.1848	ref:1122
First Commissioned	12.1848	ref:1122
How acquired	Built by Contract	ref:1122
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	ref:1122
Ship Class	Zéphyr Class (1847)	ref:1122
Designed by	Alexandre Louis ChédevilleFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1826-1872	ref:1122
Constructor	Arnaud ChaigneauFrench Ship Builder Service 1847	ref:1122
Category	Unrated	ref:1122
Ship Type	Brig (Aviso)	ref:1122
Sailing Rig	Brig	ref:1122
Deleted from list	29.5.1858	ref:1122

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1122
Moulded Breadth9.10Meters29′ 10″ Imperial
Depth in Hold3.12Meters10′ 2″ Imperial
Burthen300Ton
Length on the waterline30.0Meters98′ 5″ Imperial

Armament

6.1848Broadside Weight = 66.3 Imperial Pound ( 30.0672 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck6 French 16cm Shell Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.184892 ref:1122

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20	Jon Miller	Henry WickhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1685-1693
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
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"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig

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