French corvette Lawriston (1778)

History
France
Name: Lawriston
Builder: Rangoon [1]
Launched: 1778 [2]
Captured: 16 February 1782 [2]
General characteristics
Class and type: Corvette
Tons burthen: 1000 tons [1]
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 22 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. 1 2 3 Demerliac (1996), p.151, #1297
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 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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