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Pièmontaise19587
Nominal Guns46NNF-1800
NationalityFranceNNF-1800
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1800
Keel Laid Down1802/12NNF-1800
Launched1804/11/15NNF-1800
First Commissioned1805/04
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1800
ShipyardSt Servan NNF-1800
Ship ClassConsolante ClassNNF-1800
Designed byFrancois Pestel NNF-1800
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1800
Ship TypeFrigate NNF-1800
Captured1808/03/08BWAS-1793
Becomes British fifth rate frigate 'Piedmontaise' (1808) NNF-1800

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1792
Length of Gundeck47.75Meters 
Length of Keel42.55Meters 
Breadth12.18Meters 
Depth in Hold6.17Meters 
Burthen1,400Ton 

Armament

1804/11/15Broadside Weight = 372 French Livre (401.388 lbs 182.094 kg) NNF-1800
Upper Gun Deck28French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12French 8-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1795330Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
18081808/03/08J. EpronTRN5
Service History
DateEvent Source
1808/03/06Action vs San Fiorenzo - Taking of the Piemontaise 
1808/03/08Taken by San Fiorenzo  

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1800 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1800 A 1815Alain DemerliacBook
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NNF-1792 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1792 à 1799Alain DemerliacBook
TRN5 The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol VWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
 
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