British sloop 'Trompeuse' (1794)

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Trompeuse
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French sloop 'La Trompeuse' (1793) (16) 1793-1794 French 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	12.1.1794	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Foundered	15.7.1796	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck91' 9"Imperial Feet27.9654
Length of Keel73' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet22.2695
Breadth29' 7 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Moulded Breadth29' 2 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Depth in Hold11' 7"Imperial Feet3.5306
Burthen342Tons BM

Armament

28.4.1794Broadside Weight = 144 Imperial Pound ( 65.304 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 18-Pound Carronade

4.7.1794Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1794110 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.5.1794 - 1794Commander ADM 6/25/44ADM 6/2524.5.1794 - 10.6.1795Commander ADM 6/25/44BWAS-179310.6.1795 - 11.10.1795Commander† Discharged Dead ADM 6/24/159BWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1794 - 6.1800MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
12.6.1795Took the Privateer off the Irish coast
15.7.1796Bilged in Kinsale HarbourBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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