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L'Atalante11146
Nominal Guns32NNF-1715
NationalityFranceNNF-1715
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1715
Keel Laid Down1767/04NNF-1715
Acquired1768/05/01NNF-1715
First Commissioned1769/03
ShipyardToulon NNF-1715
ConstructorJoseph Coulomb NNF-1715
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1715
National RateQuatrième RangNNF-1715
Ship TypeFrigate NNF-1715
Captured1794/05/05NNF-1715
Becomes British fifth rate frigate 'Espion' (1794) NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck137'French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.4976
Length of Keel122'French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.6256
Breadth35' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.5575
Depth in Hold17' 11"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8193
Burthen611Ton 

Armament

1769/03Broadside 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
1769/032777 officers, 270 menNNF-1715
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17731781Lieutenant de VaisseauLouis Thomas Villaret de JoyeuseF001
Service History
DateEvent Source
1794/05/05Taken by Swiftsure  
1794/05/06Action vs Swiftsure - Swiftsure vs Atalante 

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1715 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774Alain DemerliacBook
F001 Biographie maritimeJoseph François Gabriel HennequinDigital Book
 
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