French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Légère' (1765)

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La Légère
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1764	NNF-1715
Acquired	6.1765	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	9.1765	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Infidèle Class (1765)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sunk in Action	14.7.1780	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck130'French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.224 (138′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth34'French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0703 (36′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5487 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

9.1765Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.7808 lbs 85.173 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.17652477 officers, 240 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1765 - 20.2.1766Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.10.1765 - 27.11.1765Enseigne de Vaisseauref:127527.11.1765 - 1767Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
14.7.1780Destoryed by BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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