British Sixth Rate ship 'Naiade' (1783)

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Naiade
Nominal Guns	26	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French corvette 'La Naiade' (1779) (26) 1779-1783 French 26 Gun Unrated Corvette
Captured	14.4.1783	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Coquette Class (1779)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	17.8.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 8"Imperial Feet38.4126
Length of Keel105' 10 ⅞"Imperial Feet32.0262
Breadth33' 8 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711
Depth in Hold10' 2"Imperial Feet3.0988
Burthen640 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1783Broadside Weight = 186 Imperial Pound ( 84.351 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
26.4.1783 - 6.1784Captain ADM 6/23/219
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 5.6.1784BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
25.5.1784Started a two month survey?BWAS-1714
6.1784Paid off (never registered)BWAS-1714
17.8.1784Sold at Deptford for £800BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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