French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Alcmene' (1774)

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L'Alcmene
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1773	NNF-1715
Acquired	14.6.1774	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	9.1776	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Alcmème Class	NNF-1715
Designed by	Antoine Groignard	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Baptiste Doumet-Revest	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	21.10.1779	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Alcmene' (1779) (28)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck124'French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.2797 (132′ 1″ Imperial)
Length of Keel114'French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.0349 (121′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth32'French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4207 (34′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5487 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen500Ton

Armament

9.1776Broadside Weight = 116 French Livre (125.1872 lbs 56.782 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 4-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
14.12.1778Battle of St. Lucia
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
21.10.1779Taken by Proserpine (28)

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain DemerliacBook

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