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La Perle22329
Nominal Guns36NNF-1774
NationalityFranceNNF-1774
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1774
Keel Laid Down1789/08NNF-1774
Launched1790/08/27NNF-1774
First Commissioned1792/04
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1774
ShipyardToulon NNF-1774
Ship ClassJunon ClassNNF-1774
Designed byJoseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb NNF-1774
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1774
Ship TypeFrigate NNF-1774
Captured1793/08/29NNF-1774
Becomes British fifth rate ship of the line 'Amethyst' (1793) NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck142' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Length of Keel128' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Breadth36' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Depth in Hold18' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Displacementc1,330Ton 
Burthen700Ton 

Armament

1790/08/27Broadside Weight = 274 French Livre (295.646 lbs 134.123 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10French 8-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1782325Design Complement 
Service History
DateEvent Source
1793/08/29Taken by the British 

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