French sloop 'L'Eveillé' (1788)

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L'Eveillé
Nominal Guns	6	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Launched	4.1788	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Hasard Class (1788)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Sloop	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Brig	NNF-1774
Captured	17.10.1795	NNF-1774
Becomes	British sloop 'Eveille' (1795) (14) 1795-1795 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck84' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)27.2832 (89′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel76' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)24.7254 (81′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth24' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.7952 (25′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.7352 (12′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen180Tonneaux

Armament

4.1788Broadside Weight = 12 French Livre (12.9504 lbs 5.874 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck6 French 4-Pounder

1794Broadside Weight = 26 French Livre (28.0592 lbs 12.727 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck2 French 6-Pound Obusier
Gun Deck10 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
178881Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
17.10.1795Taken by
17.10.1795Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 30th of July 2012 22:14

17 Oct 1795 French Eveille 18 taken by commodore Warrens squadron off Rochefort

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Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:03	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Eagle' (1774) (64) 1774-1812 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1800 Renamed "Buckingham"
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:02	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Saldanha' (1796) (40) 1796-1806 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
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Saturday 13th of June 2026 17:38	Jon Miller	Lord Horatio Nelson (1^st Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)British Naval Sailor Service 1771-1804

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