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Le Galatée11185
Nominal Guns32NNF-1774
NationalityFranceNNF-1774
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1774
Keel Laid Down1778/03NNF-1774
Launched1779/06/28NNF-1774
First Commissioned1779/09
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1774
ShipyardRochefort NNF-1774
Ship ClassGalatée ClassNNF-1774
Designed byRaymond-Antoine Haran NNF-1774
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1774
National RateQuatrième RangNNF-1774
Ship TypeFrigate NNF-1774
Wrecked1795/04BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck137' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Length of Keel124' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Breadth34' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Burthen1,150Ton 

Armament

1779Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.746 lbs 85.173 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6French 6-Pounder
Service History
DateEvent Source
1794/07/14Took the Unrated Ship-Sloop Hound off the Scilly Isles 

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 Tuesday 3rd of July 2012 22:37

wrecked on the Penmark Rocks

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