:::: Napoleonic Ships & American War of Independence - FRANCE
Mars (x2)
Code - NPF08
£3.50
Class - Brig
Description - LE MARS x 2 - FRENCH CORVETTE
Built 1799 and captured by the Royal Navy 1800.
Renamed Garland and wrecked in 1803.
Tonnage 529 tons
Dimensions 124’ x 31’ x 14’
Armament 24 x 9 pdr cannon
Crew 145
(In R.N. service Armament 2 x 12 pdr, &
18 x 24 pdr carronades with Crew of 135)
Similar vessels include L’Heureuse, La
Determinée, Le Foudroyant & Le Volage.