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Nominal Guns36NNF-1774
NationalityFranceNNF-1774
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1774
Keel Laid Down1785/09NNF-1774
Launched1789/07/07NNF-1774
First Commissioned1790/05
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1774
ShipyardBrest NNF-1774
Ship ClassNymphe ClassNNF-1774
Designed byPierre-Augustin Lamothe NNF-1774
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1774
National RateQuatrième RangNNF-1774
Ship TypeFrigate NNF-1774
Sunk in Action1809/02/27NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck144' 5"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Breadth36' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Depth in Hold19' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Burthen744French Tonneaux 

Armament

1789Broadside Weight = 266 French Livre (287.014 lbs 130.207 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8French 8-Pounder
1794Broadside Weight = 364 French Livre (392.756 lbs 178.178 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck28French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10French 8-Pounder
1803Broadside Weight = 456 French Livre (492.024 lbs 223.212 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck28French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6French 8-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1782324Design Complement 
Service History
DateEvent Source
1794/10/22Present at the Action off Mauritius 
1798/04repairs at Rochefort NNF-1774
1802/10Began refitting at Rochefort NNF-1774
1803/09Completed refitting at Rochefort NNF-1774
1809/02/27Present at the Action at Sables d'Olonne 

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1774 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792Alain DemerliacBook
 
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