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L'Inconstante11160
Nominal Guns32NNF-1774
NationalityFranceNNF-1774
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1774
Keel Laid Down1789/01NNF-1774
Launched1790/09/08NNF-1774
First Commissioned1791/02
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1774
ShipyardRochefort NNF-1774
Ship ClassCharmante ClassNNF-1774
Designed byJean-Denis Chevillard NNF-1774
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1774
National RateQuatrième RangNNF-1774
Ship TypeFrigate NNF-1774
Captured1793/10/29BWAS-1793
Becomes British fifth rate frigate 'Convert' (1793) NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck136' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Breadth34' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Burthen535Ton 

Armament

1790Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.746 lbs 85.173 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4French 6-Pounder
Forecastle2French 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1777280Design Complement 
Service History
DateEvent Source
1793/11/25Taken by Penelope , Iphigenia , Iphigenia , Penelope  

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1774 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792Alain DemerliacBook
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 2nd of August 2012 09:04

Taken off San Domingo, West Indies

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