French brig 'Le Ducouedic' (1829)

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Le Ducouedic ➡ 1867 Charbonnière
Nominal Guns	20	ref:1122
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	14.3.1828	ref:1122
Launched	26.9.1829	ref:1122
First Commissioned	1.4.1830	ref:1122
How acquired	Built by Contract	ref:1122
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	ref:1122
Ship Class	Cygne Class (1824)	ref:1122
Category	Unrated	ref:1122
Ship Type	Brig	ref:1122
Sailing Rig	Brig	ref:1122
Deleted from list	5.3.1859	ref:1122

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1122
Length of Gundeck34.15Meters112′ 0″ Imperial
Breadth (oa)9.2Meters29′ 7″ Imperial
Moulded Breadth9.0Meters29′ 6″ Imperial
Depth in Hold3.65Meters11′ 11″ Imperial
Draught Aft4.55Meters14′ 11″ Imperial
Burthen548Ton
Length on the waterline33.6Meters108′ 5″ Imperial

Armament

26.9.1829Broadside Weight = 216 French Livre (233.1072 lbs 105.732 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck18 French 24-Pounder Carronade

1838Broadside Weight = 228 French Livre (246.0576 lbs 111.606 kg)ref:1122
Gun Deck18 French 24-Pounder Carronade
Gun Deck2 French 12-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
5.3.1859Rerated as a Coal Hulkref:1122
1867Renamed Charbonnièreref:1122
1878

Complete scapping .

ref:1122

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1122Stephen S. Roberts, Web Site

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