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 2 3 Demerliac (1996), p.151, #1297
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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