French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Fine' (1744)

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La Fine
Nominal Guns	28	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	2.1744	NNF-1715
Launched	27.5.1744	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	8.1744	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Emeraude Class (1744)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Pierre Chaillé FilsFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre Chaillé FilsFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Wrecked	12.1745	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck118'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3384 (125′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel87'French Feet (Pied du Roi)28.2847 (92′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.2853 (33′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen480Ton

Armament

8.1744Broadside Weight = 104 French Livre (112.2368 lbs 50.908 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.17442288 officers, 220 menNNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1745Wrecked near Montrose in ScotlandNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Graham Mitchell on Sunday 20th of December 2020 13:36

Do you have any more information on how it was wrecked near Montrose, was it during action?

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