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Nominal Guns40NNF-1774
NationalityFranceNNF-1774
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1774
Keel Laid Down1787/10NNF-1774
Launched1788/06/16NNF-1774
First Commissioned1788/10
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
Captured1808/11/10NNF-1774
Becomes British fifth rate frigate 'Brune' (1808) NNF-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

1788/06/16Broadside Weight = 266 French Livre (287.014 lbs 130.207 kg) NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8French 8-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1777290Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1793/021793/11Capitaine de VaisseauPierre Jean Van StabelF001
Service History
DateEvent Source
1806/09/25Present at the Action of 1806-09-25 
1808/11/10Action vs Amethyst - Capture of the Thetis 
1808/11/10Taken by Amethyst  

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1774 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792Alain DemerliacBook
F001 Biographie maritimeJoseph François Gabriel HennequinDigital Book
 
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