British sloop 'Belette' (1798)

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Belette
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer brig 'La Belliqueuse' (1797) (18) 1797-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Brig
Captured	10.1.1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Dieppe - Normandy	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	14.9.1801	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck104' 4 ½"Imperial Feet31.7119
Length of Keel85' 7 ½"Imperial Feet25.9207
Breadth27' 7"Imperial Feet8.255
Depth in Hold7' 5"Imperial Feet2.2606
Burthen346 ⁴⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1798Broadside Weight = 240 Imperial Pound ( 108.84 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck20 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1798128 BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
22.1.1798Arrived at Plymouth and laid up on OrdinaryBWAS-1793
14.9.1801Sold at Plymouth for £1,500 having never been in commissionBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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