French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Amphitrite' (1768)

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L'Amphitrite
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	11.1766	NNF-1715
Acquired	26.10.1768	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	9.1769	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Gascony	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Dédaigneuse Class (1766)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Leon-Michel GuignaceFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1802	NNF-1715
Constructor	Leon-Michel GuignaceFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1802	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Wrecked	1.1792	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck132' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.8787 (140′ 8″ Imperial)
Length of Keel119' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.6512 (126′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0838 (36′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen620Ton

Armament

9.1769Broadside 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
9.17692688 officers, 260 menNNF-1715

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1775Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI1779Capitaine de FrégateTRN46.1786 - 1787Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
10.9.1779Took the Ship off Martinique
17.2.1783Action of 1783-02-17

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

TRN4William Laid Clowes, Digital Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 17th of November 2020 05:12

French Marine de Ponant engaged in the transportation of troops, armament, and other items to the French colonies in the West Indies and to French Guiana. Ships log L'Amphitrite, with the Comte de Grasse commanding (April 1775-June 1776).

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