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French corvette Lawriston (1778)

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History
French Royal Navy EnsignFrance
NameLawriston
BuilderRangoon [1]
Launched1778 [2]
Captured16 February 1782 [2]
General characteristics
Class and typeCorvette
Tons burthen1000 tons [1]
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament22 guns [2]

Lawriston was a 22-gun corvette of the French Navy.

Career

Originally a ship of the French East India Company, Lawriston was brought into service in the French Navy. [2] She took part in the Siege of Pondicherry in 1778.

She was returned to merchant service in June 1781 at Île de France but again requisitioned in December 1781. [1] She was captured by the British on 16 February 1782. [2]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Demerliac (1996), p.151, #1297
  2. ^ a b c d e Roche, vol.1, p.276

References

  • Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-906381-23-3.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 276. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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