LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) ABOUT THE "CORVETTES" (CORVETS) The term corvette seems to have begun with the French Navy in the 1670s, to describe a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate and larger than sloops-of-war. Most sloops and corvettes of the late 17th century were around 40 to 60 feet in length. They carried four to eight small guns on a single deck. These early corvettes grew quickly in size over the decades, and by the 1780s they reached lengths of over 100 feet. French Corvettes had three masts, most carried about 16 to 24 guns, sometimes more (up to 32). The British Navy did not adopt the term until the 1830s, to describe a small sixth-rate vessel somewhat larger than a sloop, sometimes with only 2 masts. La Créole 1827, 24 guns Plan and monograph : http://ancre.fr/en/monographies-en/61-monographie-de-la-creole-corvette-1823.html?search_query=corvette&results=6 Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_corvette_Créole_(1829) Edited August 11, 2016 by LeBoiteux 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Unnamed ca. 1760-1780, Two-masted ! Snow rigged ? Edited October 22, 2015 by LeBoiteux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 La Bayadère 22 guns, 1811 (updated 5/28/16) History : A "bayadère" (Bayadere in English) is a Hindu sacred female dancer. Ship involved in several campaigns (Syria, Egypt, Armenia, Greece, Italia) ; mapping of the sand bar of Arguin (1817). One of the ships unsuccessfully made available to Napoleon 1st at Rochefort to flee in America in 1815 after his abdication. Dismantled in Brest in 1833. General characteristics : Crew : 140. Length : 39 m. Width : 9 m. Plans Available in the Archives of the French Navy : 2G2, n° 566 8DD1 5, n°16 2G2, n° 216 Sisterships : La Victorieuse, La Sapho (1805) Source, pics, information : http://mnm.webmuseo.com/ws/musee-national-marine/app/collection/record/8981?vc=ePkH4LF7lVbNbtswDH4Voy-w485Z2mEbFqwY1l0LxWYcFrKkiVKWvv0-yrLiJr3sEIT8RFE0_2_H090yQT7e_U9-fLh10SoMrTwyD91EA5tu8H-d9WZQZWrXdwQQYv2RdhSpc3mi6L-6U6XuKfhU6U9MTvnO5BQJDUpB0RToOVh2BNqj5YK4333unJ_QA21p8pggAwFgZxJ7hzIc6Py8hqQzIZC16_MVAtUkPM6yv6HQ9E1Jw6UeJFb7YECCJZfjjpzQpDNgjD4HSPSRqvZZV-Epx4Wn3ltaGMuUz9t6o2Ij-TGacGT6Aj_6yEiXJkIncgQfpIYUi36SsSz13REiQk1bYfz-hZJsRHzPeP2omn9QPiE8kl7tIj3TAdsSC3RhnMyPaB-LHAo9AUJY5SH9ov7o1Lzlc5ajyqbLueQQUFFSMiZP-i9ZJScTVeABa0N7Qi4WvEE9QmvQG3ChM87YVyQxQVTgj9lOfG1Ub7wByRaPXcPtDdm8q2tA2K4gwQrV3-gXTrT11lKP6W8OBz6jAig3yK6ZvhKaEBOlI_peO7tY1KCceAlsdeoKkSuoKJ0LSRcBeVpdbonzdKOxJOEt_F4erqUu1q5RDNSWitp-Uk7yLUce5jzQPr_p_2RcLBInXbrU7AFNQAz2nBCR0H0tX4dsxXSVTQhoZOQAaEeInpPsfDT5XJlHkyJj5WWF1jY8UpyMw3cjNILumLDmUcT-xIDGiNDNFYSGp9Z2MA0_z53P3Z73ltGNMP_9bC9ycC-6X9b-wYdDluKyQQufnmGmfiMflFo2iK2PJ0qpbHNtcPwD5VQ55w$ https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modèle_de_navire_La_Bayadère 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 French (left) 24-gun corvette Bayonnaise (1793) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 La Babet 24 - 26 guns, 1793 La Volage 22 guns, 1795 La Confiance 22 guns, 1796 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Corvette 6 lbs guns - American Revolutionary War Type Edited October 18, 2015 by LeBoiteux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) A Brick (top) and a Corvette (bottom) Edited October 18, 2015 by LeBoiteux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) L'Heureuse Harmonie 6lbs guns Antoine Roux, 1797 Edited October 18, 2015 by LeBoiteux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) H.M.S. Echo 1782, 20-gun British corvet An almost 1:1 british copy of a 20-gun french frégate légère from the 1740s. http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/84301.html Edited October 18, 2015 by LeBoiteux 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernWolves Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Any one of these would be a great addition to the game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Le Duguay-Trouin 1779 18-gun Privateer Captured in 1780 by the British 6th-Rate frigate HMS Surprise (28 guns + 12 swivel-guns, 1774) and renamed HMS Duguay-Trouin. http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/84062.html Armament :French service : 18 gunsBritish service : 4 X 18-Pound Carronade + 14 × 6-pounder guns + 10 1/2-Pound Swivel Dimensions (French Feet) : Length of Gundeck : 80'0" Breath : 24'6" Depth in Hold : 12'0" Sources : http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/84062.html http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=20414 Edited November 14, 2015 by LeBoiteux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 L'Éclair 22 guns, captured 1793 http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/84063.html Plan with the poop deck : http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/84064.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachi Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) The Etna description from the NMM is wrong, that´s the Myrmidon of 1781, an almost 1:1 british copy of a 20-gun french frégate légère from the 1740s. Edit: No, my mistake, that´s the Echo, a 16-gun ship sloop of 1782, in your post: http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/83630.html Based on the same ship, tho. If I remember correctly, the Etna class was designed by Forfait (I´d love to get my dirty little hands on a plan for this ship class, btw) as a smaller version of the Romaine-class. Great thread, LeBoiteux! Edited October 18, 2015 by Malachi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) La Bonne citoyenne ("The good female Citizen") 20-gun french 9-pdr Corvette, 1794 Captured by the Royal Navy in 1796 The Furieuse and The Bonne Citoyenne https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Bonne_Citoyenne_and_Furieuse.jpg http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/83820.html Characteristics Length: 120 ft 1 in (36.6 m) (overall) ;106 ft 6 1⁄4 in (32.5 m) (keel) Beam: 30 ft 11 in (9.4 m) Depth of hold: 8 ft 7 in (2.6 m) Armament : French service : 20 x 8 lb guns British service : 18 x 6 lb guns + 2 x 32 lb carronades, then 2 x 9 lb chasers + 18 x 32lb carronades. Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Bonne_Citoyenne_(1796) Bonne Citoyenne-class Corvettes : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonne_Citoyenne-class_corvette - La Bonne citoyenne (1794) - La Perçante (1795) - La Vaillante (1796) - La Gaité (1797) Edited October 25, 2017 by LeBoiteux 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Good Post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 HMS Scourge Previously a 24-gun french Corvet Captured in 1796 http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/83864.html Description from the Royal Museum of Greenwich : Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board decoration and name in a cartouche between the windows, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Scourge (captured 1796), a captured French corvette. The plan illustrates the ship as she was taken before being fitted as an 18-gun Ship Sloop. The plan includes some alterations to the head in red ink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 L'Épreuve 18-gun (?) french Corvet Captured by the Royal navy in 1760 http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/84274.html PS : this plan includes alterations made to fit her as a 16-gun Ship Sloop at Plymouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Some Classes of the french Corvettes Bonne-Citoyenne-class Corvettes (20 guns) - La Bonne citoyenne (1794) - La Perçante (1795) - La Vaillante (1796) - La Gaité (1797) Coquette-Class Corvettes - La Brune, 20 guns (1781) - La Poulette (1781) Diligente-Class Corvettes - Diligente, 20 guns, (1801) - Etc. Etna-Class Corvettes (16-18 guns) - Etna (1795) - Cérès (1795) - Vésuve (1795) - Étonnante (1796) - Mignonne (1797) Sources : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Age_of_Sail_corvettes_of_France Edited October 20, 2015 by LeBoiteux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) L'Amarante 1747 - 1760, 12 guns Length of Gundeck 84' 0" (Pied du Roi)Breadth 22' 0" (Pied du Roi)Burthen 120Gundeck 12 French 4-Pounder Plans: http://gerard.delacroix.pagesperso-orange.fr/Ama/plaquette.htm Model: http://www.laroyale-modelisme.net/t12151-expo-et-conferences-au-pays-de-saint-malo Edited October 22, 2015 by LeBoiteux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Renommee's baby sister? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachi Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Same designer, same dockyard, just launched 3 years later. Edited October 20, 2015 by Malachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 Le Brave ca. 1797, 22 guns Captured by the British in 1798 and renamed HMS Arab. http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/83586.html Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Arab_(1798) http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=3095 Alternative plan : http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/83587.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) Le Jean Bart 1793, 18 guns Captured by the British in 1795. http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/83700.html Armament : French service:18 x 6-pounder guns British service:16 × 6-pounder guns Sources : http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=3093 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Arab_(1795) Edited November 10, 2015 by LeBoiteux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) Drawings of French corvettes 20-gun Corvette Fauvette - 1801 22-gun Corvette La Diligente - 1801 22-gun Corvette La Victorieuse - 1804 A French corvette setting sail Corvette Française en panne mettant un canot à la mer Edited October 22, 2015 by LeBoiteux 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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