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Embuscade12084
Nominal Guns32NNF-1774
NationalityFranceNNF-1774
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1774
Keel Laid Down1788/04NNF-1774
Launched1789/09/21NNF-1774
First Commissioned1790/06
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1774
ShipyardRochefort NNF-1774
Designed byHonore-Sebastien Vial de Claibois NNF-1774
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1774
National RateQuatrième RangNNF-1774
Ship TypeFrigate NNF-1774
Captured1798/10/12NNF-1774
Becomes British fifth rate frigate 'Ambuscade' (1798) NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck142' 4"Imperial Feet43.3832
Length of Keel120' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet36.5951
Breadth37' 8"Imperial Feet11.4808
Depth in Hold11' 6 ½"Imperial Feet3.5179
Burthen905 7894Tons BM 

Armament

1790/06Broadside Weight = 210 French Livre (226.59 lbs 102.795 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6French 6-Pounder
1794Broadside Weight = 186 French Livre (200.694 lbs 91.047 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10French 6-Pounder
1796Broadside Weight = 246 French Livre (265.434 lbs 120.417 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6French 6-Pounder
Service History
DateEvent Source
1793/07/31Action vs Boston - Boston vs Embuscade 
1798/10/12Taken by Warren's squadron off IrelandBWAS-1793
1798/10/12Present at the Battle of Tory Island 
1798/10/12Taken by the British 

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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