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Dédaigneuse11141
Nominal Guns32NNF-1715
NationalityFranceNNF-1715
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1715
Keel Laid Down1765/03NNF-1715
Launched1766/04/12NNF-1715
First Commissioned1766/09
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1715
ShipyardBordeaux NNF-1715
ConstructorLeon-Michel Guignance NNF-1715
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1715
National RateQuatrième RangNNF-1715
Ship TypeFrigate NNF-1715
Sold1784NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck132' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.036
Length of Keel119' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.6512
Breadth34' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.2056
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.684
Burthen620Ton 

Armament

1766/09Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.746 lbs 85.173 kg) NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6French 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1766/092688 officers, 260 menNNF-1715
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
17661766Capitaine de FregateClaude-Marguerite François Renart de FuchsambergFWIKI
Service History
DateEvent Source
1775In collision with the hired ship Prince Nizarre NNF-1774
1778/09/01Took the Sixth Rate Frigate Active off San Domingo 
1780/05Re-classed as a UnratedFlute  
1783/05Re-classed as a UnratedHulk  

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1715 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774Alain DemerliacBook
FWIKI Wikipedia - FranceVariousWeb Site
NNF-1774 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792Alain DemerliacBook
 
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