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Tourterelle11144
Nominal Guns32NNF-1715
NationalityFranceNNF-1715
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1715
Keel Laid Down1766/12NNF-1715
Acquired1770/09/18NNF-1715
First Commissioned1770/11
ShipyardBordeaux NNF-1715
ConstructorLeon-Michel Guignance NNF-1715
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1715
National RateQuatrième RangNNF-1715
Ship TypeFrigate NNF-1715
Broken Up1784NNF-1715

Dimensions

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

Armament

1770/11Broadside 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
1770/112688 officers, 260 menNNF-1715
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
17701770Capitaine de FregateClaude-Marguerite François Renart de FuchsambergFWIKI
Service History
DateEvent Source
1783/03Condemned at BrestNNF-1715

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