British schooner 'Coureuse' (1795)

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Coureuse
Nominal Guns	2	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French schooner 'La Coureuse' (1794) (8) 1794-1795 French 8 Gun Unrated Schooner
Captured	25.3.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	New York - New York	NNF-1792
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Sold	13.4.1799	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck55' 10"Imperial Feet16.764
Length of Keel41' 11 ⅝"Imperial Feet12.5127
Breadth15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177
Depth in Hold6' 5"Imperial Feet1.9558
Burthen55 ⁸⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1795Broadside Weight = 27 Imperial Pound ( 12.2448 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
179535 BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
26.2.1795RegisteredBWAS-1793
6.1795Began repairs at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.1795Completed repairs at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
23.3.1799Advertised for sale in the London GazetteBG
13.4.1799Sold to Mr Dodds for £125BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1792Alain Demerliac, Book

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