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Nominal Guns32BWAS-1793
NationalityFranceBWAS-1793
OperatorMarine NationaleBWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1777/11BWAS-1793
Launched1779/08/11BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1780/02
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardBordeaux BWAS-1793
Ship ClassGalatée ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byRaymond-Antoine Haran BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
National RateQuatrième RangBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1793
Sold1799BWAS-1793
Becomes French privateer frigate 'L'Egyptienne' (1799) BWAS-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

1780/02Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.746 lbs 85.173 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6French 6-Pounder
1794Broadside Weight = 216 French Livre (233.064 lbs 105.732 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8French 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1794301NNF-1774
Service History
DateEvent Source
1783/01Began repairs at Rochefort NNF-1774
1783/04Completed repairs at Rochefort NNF-1774
1783/08coppering at UnknownNNF-1774
1790/05Began repairs at Rochefort NNF-1774
1791Completed repairs at Rochefort NNF-1774
1794repairs at Rochefort NNF-1774
1794/06/11Took the Unrated Cutter Ranger off Brest 
1797Out of commission at RochefortNNF-1774

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NNF-1774 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792Alain DemerliacBook
 
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